Metformin-induced hemolytic anemia

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 444-445

  Blum, Arnon ^a,b   Ghaben, Wisam ^a   Slonimsky, Guy ^a   Simsolo, Claudia ^a  

^a Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency; Hemolytic anemia; Metformin

Indexed keywords

HAPTOGLOBIN; METFORMIN;

ADULT; BLOOD SMEAR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETICULOCYTOSIS;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN;

EID: 79960670640     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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