Severe Lactic Acidosis in a Patient with B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Lactic acidosis is commonly observed in clinical situations such as shock and sepsis, as a result of tissue hypoperfusion and hypoxia. Lymphoma and leukemia are among other clinical situations where lactic acidosis has been reported. We present a case of a 59-year-old female with lactic acidosis who...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farn Huei Chan, Daniel Carl, Laurel J. Lyckholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/534561