Photosensitivity induced by metformin: A report of 3 cases;Photosensibilité induite par la metformine: À propos de 3 cas

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 703-705

  Kastalli, Sarrah ^a   El Aïdli, Sihem ^a   Chaabane, Amel ^a   Amrani, Radhia ^a   Daghfous, Riadh ^a   Belkahia, Chalbi ^a  

^a Centre National de Pharmacovigilance   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Adverse drug effect; Photosensitivity metformin oral antihypoglycemic drugs

Indexed keywords

FORMIDIAB; METFORMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; TABLET; TUNISIA; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS;

EID: 77649212016     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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