A rare side effect of metformin: Metformin-induced hepatotoxicity
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: Ersin Aksay, Sedat Yanturali, Başak Bayram, Nil Hocaoǧlu, Güçlü Selahattin KIYAN
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Scopus, 2007, vol 37, pp 173-175
Summary
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.