Daily dose of metformin caused acute kidney injury with lactic acidosis: a case report
Abstract Background Metformin-induced lactic acidosis with acute kidney injury is rare but well known. Here we report a case of a Japanese patient taking metformin who experienced severe acute renal failure accompanied with significantly elevated metformin plasma concentrations and signs of lactic a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04136-0 |