Successful Treatment of Severe Lactic Acidosis Caused by a Suicide Attempt with a Metformin Overdose
Metformin-associated lactic acidosis is a very rare but critical condition. It is seen in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who take metformin and attempt suicide with a metformin overdose. Here, we report a 43-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic renal insufficiency who dev...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2009-02-01
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| Series: | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09700476 |