Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (Mala): Case report

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 390-392

  Hofkens, P J ^a   De Winter, S ^b   Vanbrabant, P ^a  

^a Department of General Internal Medicine ^*  (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lactic acidosis; Metformin; Metformin associated lactic acidosis (MALA)

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATORVASTATIN; METFORMIN; OLMESARTAN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84555202378     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.66.5.2062595     Document Type: Article

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