Metformin overdose: An unusual cause of severe metabolic acidosis

Metformin overdose: An unusual cause of severe metabolic acidosis

Metformin is commonly used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Severe lactic acidosis is a rare side effect of this drug. We present a 45-year-old man who deliberately took 30 g of metformin, presumably with suicidal intent. He had not eaten the previous night and presented with alter...

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Main Authors: Yatendra Singh, Subhash Chandra Joshi, Ishwar Tayal, Narinder Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Subjects:
Anemia
diabetes mellitus
metformin
metabolic acidosis
renal failure
Online Access:http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=2;spage=166;epage=168;aulast=Singh

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