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Severe Lactic Acidosis in Decompensated Cirrhosis Despite Nondiagnostic Imaging. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Lactic acidosis is a strong predictor of mortality in cirrhosis, reflecting both impaired hepatic clearance and systemic tissue hypoxia. We describe a 38‐year‐old man with decompensated alcohol‐associated cirrhosis who developed severe lactic acidosis despite stable hemodynamics and initially nondiagnostic vascular imaging.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019 Background Metformin has been widely used as a first-line agent to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Lactic acidosis is a rare but serious adverse effect in patients treated with metformin.
Hiroki Kinoshita +4 more
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Severe Lactic Acidosis in a Patient with B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Medicine, 2009 Lactic acidosis is commonly observed in clinical situations such as shock and sepsis, as a result of tissue hypoperfusion and hypoxia. Lymphoma and leukemia are among other clinical situations where lactic acidosis has been reported. We present a case of
Farn Huei Chan +2 more
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Type B lactic acidosis associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and the Warburg effect
Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 Type B lactic acidosis is a rare complication of non-tissue perfusion abnormalities caused by solid tumors or hematologic malignancies. Herein, we present the case of a 42-year-old man with type B lactic acidosis and hypoglycemia who was found to have a ...
Chunhua Wang, Zanmei Lv, Yanwei Zhang
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Case Reports in Critical Care, 2018 This report displays a rare presentation of lactic acidosis in the setting of status epilepticus (SE). The differential diagnosis of lactic acidosis is broad and typically originates from states of shock; however, this report highlights an alternative ...
Mark A. Dobish +7 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Type B lactic acidosis is a rare but serious side effect of metformin use. The risk of metformin-associated lactic acidosis is elevated in renal or liver impairment, heart failure and in metformin overdose. Metformin-associated lactic acidosis
Diana Yusim +5 more
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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2014 Lactic acidosis is a form of metabolic acidosis with a high anion gap, reduced rate of arterial blood pH under 7.35 mmol/l, and lactic acid concentration over 7 mmol/l.
Agata Bronisz +2 more
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Metformin Intoxication, Lactic Acidosis and Death: Case Report
Journal of Basic and Applied Research in Biomedicine, 2022 Metformin is an oral antidiabetic agent used as in the treatment of T2DM. A fearsome complication of the use of metformin is lactic acidosis. A nineteen-year-old woman was unconscious and cyanotic in her home.
Zafer Pekkolay +4 more
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A Rare Case of Severe Lactic Acidosis in a Patient With Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2021 Lactic acidosis is an extremely rare paraneoplastic manifestation of hematological malignancies, and often carries an extremely poor prognosis. Mantle cell lymphoma is an aggressive and rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Kok Hoe Chan MD +5 more
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Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2018 Metformin is recommended as the first-line agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Although this drug has a generally good safety profile, rare but potentially serious adverse effects may occur.
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