Acidosis láctica asociada a metformina. Caso clínico

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis is a severe and infrequent adverse event. Early diagnosis is essential to start an early treatment, which often has favorable results. We report a 56 years old non-insulin-requiring type 2 diabetic female who developed a severe metabolic acidosis associated with...

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Autores principales: Quintana,Felipe, Pezzani,María José, Orozco,Rodrigo, Dreyse,Jorge, Soto,Leonardo, Regueira,Tomás
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2017
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Sumario:Metformin-associated lactic acidosis is a severe and infrequent adverse event. Early diagnosis is essential to start an early treatment, which often has favorable results. We report a 56 years old non-insulin-requiring type 2 diabetic female who developed a severe metabolic acidosis associated with metformin in relation to an acute renal failure secondary to infectious diarrhea. Early treatment with bicarbonate and continuous hemofiltration allowed a quick improvement of the patient. Metformin-associated lactic acidosis has an elevated mortality (50-80%) and has a specific and effective treatment. Therefore, the condition must be born in mind.