Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA): Case Files of the Einstein Medical Center Medical Toxicology Fellowship
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Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis
Metformin has been used in Europe since the 1970s to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Usage has increased since the results of the UK Prospective Diabetes Study were published [1]. Metformin is widely endorsed as initial therapy by professional organizations because of low cost, a good safety profile, and potential protection against cardiovascular disease [2]. Therefore, it is now consid...
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: Metformin is the most commonly prescribed oral antidiabetic agent. Despite a good safety profile in most patients with diabetes, the risk of metformin-associated lactic acidosis is real if safety guidelines are ignored. Experience with 3 cases of metformin-associated lactic acidosis is reported. Two cases were caused by inappropriate use of metformin in the presence of renal, cardiac and hepa...
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A 54-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease developed life-threatening lactic acidosis during treatment with metformin for type 2 diabetes. The woman received metformin at 1000 mg orally twice a day for type 2 diabetes. She presented to our emergency department with a 3-day history of severe watery diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Her grandson...
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Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) is a rare, but serious complications of Type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment with a mortality rate of around 50%. It most commonly occurs in the setting of hepatic, cardiac or renal insufficiency. We report the case of an elderly female with MALA and concomitant starvation ketosis in the absence of any known risk factor, who went undiagnosed for a perio...
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INTRODUCTION Lactic acidosis is a well-known complication of the anti-hyperglycemic biguanide agent metformin, especially in peculiar but not rare clinical conditions. Attempts to reduce the incidence of this adverse reaction have been enforced by national agencies over the years. The Italian Medicines Agency recently released a safety recommendation on prescribing the drug and with regard to t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Toxicology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1556-9039,1937-6995
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-012-0278-3