Metformin-induced hemolytic anemia in a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency [9]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 956-957

  Meir, Antopolsky ^a   Kleinman, Yosef ^a   Rund, Deborah ^b   Da'as, Nael ^a  

^a BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; METFORMIN; RAMIPRIL; REPAGLINIDE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER;

AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN;

EID: 0041665217     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.26.3.956     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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