Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis secondary to topiramate intake: case report
Introduction: Topiramate is a drug used to treat various types of epilepsy and as prophylaxis in cases of migrainous headache. One of its mechanisms of action is the inhibition of carbonic anhydrase in the kidney that triggers the excretion of alkaline urine resulting in metabolic acidosis. Case pre...
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Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2018-07-01
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Series: | Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/care/article/view/69710 |