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Metformin-induced mixed hepatocellular and cholestatic hepatic injury: case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION: Metformin is a first-line drug choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-2). Metformin-induced hepatotoxicity has rarely been reported. We report on a case of metformin-induced mixed hepatocellular and cholestatic liver injury in an elderly patient with DM-2 as well as r...

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Autores principales: Saadi, Tarek, Waterman, Matti, Yassin, Heba, Baruch, Yaacov
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983487
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S49657