Acute Renal Failure Due to Metformin Intoxication: Case Report
Journal Title: Türk Yoğun Bakım Dergisi - Year 2018, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
Metformin is an oral antidiabetic agent from the group of biguanide compounds. Metformin-related lactic acidosis is one of the adverse effects with high mortality in the cases of metforming poisoning. We aimed to present a case of attempted suicide that developed acute renal failure due to excessive dose of metformin intake, which was treated with methylprednisolone. This is the first case treated with pulse methylprednisolone in the literature without hemodialysis.
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Çelebi Kocaoğlu, Ahmet Özel
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