Metformin-associated lactic acidosis masquerading as ischemic bowel

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Correia, Chase S ^a   Bronander, Kirk A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTESTINE, LARGE; ISCHEMIA; MALE; METFORMIN;

EID: 84859497417     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.11.012     Document Type: Letter

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