Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis in a Diabetic Patient with Normal Kidney Function and Occult Cirrhosis.

Jad Chidiac Rebecca KassabMirella IskandarSahar H Koubar Mabel Aoun

Published in: Case reports in critical care (2022)

We discuss here the probable causes of severe lactic acidosis and the role of metformin in exacerbating this acid-base disturbance in cirrhotic patients. Future research is needed to determine whether these patients might benefit from dialysis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
early onset
patient reported outcomes
wound healing
drug induced