Acetazolamide Intoxication in an Elderly Patient with Diabetes and Chronic Renal Failure after Cataract Surgery
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, such as acetazolamide, are widely used in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. Severe metabolic acidosis is a rare complication of acetazolamide use, and life-threatening acidosis occurs most commonly in elderly patients, in patients with advanced renal failure, and i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Critical Care |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3764972 |