Reversible Total Vision Loss Caused by Severe Metformin-associated Lactic Acidosis: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Metformin is a biguanide used to treat diabetes mellitus (DM). Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) carries a high mortality and can occur in patients with renal failure from drug bioaccumulation. Reversible vision loss is a highly unusual, rarely reported complication of MALA....

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Autores principales: Koons, Andrew, Amaducci, Alexandra M., Katz, Kenneth D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34437006
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.3.51141

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34437006
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.3.51141

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