Suicide due to massive ingestion of metformin (85 g): Lactic acidosis followed by rhabdomyolysis with fatal heart damage;Autolísis por ingesta masiva de metformina (85 g): acidosis láctica seguida de rabdomiolisis con daño cardiaco fatal

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 166-168

  Sanchez Rubio Ferrandez, L ^a   Martinez Iturriaga S ^a   Hurtado Gomez M F ^a   Apinaniz Apinaniz R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SAN PEDRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEART INJURY; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUICIDE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FATALITY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877788543     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: 21718695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7399/FH.2013.37.2.383     Document Type: Article

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