Lactic acidosis due to attempted suicide with metformin overdose: A case report

Diabetes Metab. 2016 Sep;42(4):290-1. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2016.03.005. Epub 2016 Apr 1.

Authors

T Yamada¹, N Shojima², T Yamauchi², T Kadowaki²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: bqx07367@yahoo.co.jp.
² Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 27052159
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2016.03.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Clinical practice guidelines; Depression; Lactic acidosis; Metformin.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acidosis, Lactic / chemically induced*
Adult
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
Drug Overdose* / complications
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / poisoning
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Male
Metformin / poisoning*
Metformin / therapeutic use
Suicide, Attempted*

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents
Metformin