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...
Main Authors: | Yatendra Singh, Subhash Chandra Joshi, Ishwar Tayal, Narinder Sharma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research |
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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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