Daily dose of metformin caused acute kidney injury with lactic acidosis: a case report

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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Main Authors: Maho Ariga, Junichiro Hagita, Midori Soda, Yasuhisa Oida, Hitomi Teramachi, Kiyoyuki Kitaichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Metformin
Acute kidney injury
Diabetes
Case report
Lactic acidosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04136-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04136-0

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