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Dexamethasone associated with lactic acidosis in a stroke patient with meningioma-associated vasogenic edema: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Corticosteroids are commonly used to manage a multitude of conditions, ranging from autoimmune to neurological diseases, including central nervous system vasculitis and vasogenic edema from large strokes.
Joon Sin Ser, Tze Chao Wee
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Severe Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis-A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Metformin, a widely prescribed and generally safe drug for diabetes mellitus, can rarely lead to metformin‐associated lactic acidosis—a severe, potentially fatal complication. Early recognition, emergency hemodialysis, and supportive management are crucial for favorable outcomes, highlighting the importance of prompt diagnosis and intervention
Artinyan E, Nikolov G, Valcheva E, Baniya P, Sritharan D, Khan A, Vaysilova M, Dimov N.   +7 more
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A patient with metformin-associated lactic acidosis successfully treated with continuous renal replacement therapy: a case report

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, Machi Yanai, Koichi Ariyoshi, Motozumi Ando, Ryo Tamura   +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, Daniel Carl, Laurel J. Lyckholm   +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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Chronic Skull Base Erosion from Temporomandibular Joint Disease Causes Generalized Seizure and Profound Lactic Acidosis

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, David A. Wyler, Christopher J. Farrell, Hermandeep S. Dhami, Victor M. Romo, Daniel D. Choi, Travis Reed, Michael E. Mahla   +7 more
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Lactic acidosis occurrence during exercises in the smoke chamber in a 53-year-old firefighter with no significant medical history

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, Magdalena Spychalska, Małgorzata Szafrańska   +2 more
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Treatment of severe metformin-associated lactic acidosis with renal replacement therapy and tris-hydroxymethyl aminomethane: a case report

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, Bogdan Tiru, Marat Abdullin, Daniel L. Landry, Spencer Hodgins, Gregory L. Braden   +5 more
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Lactic acidosis [PDF]

The American Journal of Cardiology, 1963
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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, Hikmet Soylu, Belma Balsak, Mehmet Güven, Alpaslan Tuzcu   +4 more
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