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Phenformin-Induced Lactic Acidosis in an Older Diabetic Patient

A recurrent drama (phenformin and lactic acidosis)

  1. Filippo Luca Fimognari, MD12,
  2. Ruggero Pastorelli, MD1 and
  3. Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, MD2
  1. 1Division of Internal Medicine, Leopoldo Parodi-Delfino Hospital, ASL Roma G, Colleferro (Rome), Italy
  2. 2University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Rome, Italy
  1. Address correspondence to Dr. Filippo L. Fimognari, Centro per la Salute dell’Anziano (CeSA), University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Via dei Compositori 130, 00128, Rome, Italy. E-mail: filippo.fimognari{at}virgilio.it
Diabetes Care 2006 Apr; 29(4): 950-951. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.29.04.06.dc06-0012
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vol. 29 no. 4 950-951
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.29.04.06.dc06-0012
PubMed 
16567854

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Print ISSN 
0149-5992
Online ISSN 
1935-5548
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  • Published in print March 27, 2006.

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  1. Filippo Luca Fimognari, MD12,
  2. Ruggero Pastorelli, MD1 and
  3. Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, MD2
  1. 1Division of Internal Medicine, Leopoldo Parodi-Delfino Hospital, ASL Roma G, Colleferro (Rome), Italy
  2. 2University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Rome, Italy
  1. Address correspondence to Dr. Filippo L. Fimognari, Centro per la Salute dell’Anziano (CeSA), University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Via dei Compositori 130, 00128, Rome, Italy. E-mail: filippo.fimognari{at}virgilio.it
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