A rare side effect of metformin: Metformin-induced hepatotoxicity
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2007
Yazarlar: Ersin Aksay, Sedat Yanturali, Başak Bayram, Nil Hocaoǧlu, Güçlü Selahattin KIYAN
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2007, cilt 37, ss 173-175
Özet
Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent that is commonly used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. While metformin-associated metabolic acidosis is a widely recognized side effect of this drug, metformin-induced hepatotoxicity has been rarely reported in the literature. We present herein the case of a 52-year-old male in whom metformin-associated lactic acidosis and metformin-induced hepatotoxicity developed. © TÜBİTAK.