A rare side effect of metformin: Metformin-induced hepatotoxicity

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-175

  Aksay, Ersin ^a   Yanturali, Sedat ^b   Bayram, Başak ^b   Hocaoǧlu, Nil ^b   Kiyan, Selahattin ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Metformin; Metformin associated lactic acidosis; Side effect

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; LACTIC ACID; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOXICITY;

HEPATOTOXICITY; METFORMIN; METFORMIN ASSOCIATED LACTIC ACIDOSIS; SIDE EFFECT;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

BICARBONATE; GLUCOSE; METFORMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347261737     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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