Phenformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Due to Imported Phenformin
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To emphasize the continued incidence of phenformin-associated lactic acidosis.
CASE REPORT We report a case of phenformin-associated lactic acidosis in a Chinese man who received phenformin while in China. Diagnosis was made; the patient was treated appropriately and survived.
COMMENTS Phenformin-associated lactic acidosis may still occur in the U.S.
- Received March 11, 1996.
- Revision received July 11, 1996.
- Accepted July 11, 1996.
- Copyright © 1996 by the American Diabetes Association
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December 1996, 19(12)
Phenformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Due to Imported Phenformin
