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Severe lactic acidosis and acute renal failure following ingestion of metformin and kerosene oil: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Kerosene is a freely accessible hydrocarbon used in Sri Lankan (and other Asian) households for cooking and for lighting lamps. Kerosene poisoning is rarely reported among adults and its toxicological effects are not well known. Metformin is a commonly used oral hypoglycemic drug and i...

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Autores principales: Rathnapala, Amila, Matthias, Thushara, Jayasinghe, Saroj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22251748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-18