PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | lactic acidosis |
| Phenotype | C0035078|renal failure |
| Sentences | 5 |
| PubMedID- 26290421 | However, metformin can very rarely lead to lactic acidosis in patients with renal failure. |
| PubMedID- 23341794 | We diagnosed intestinal discomfort and lactic acidosis metformin associated with acute renal failure secondary to dehydration. |
| PubMedID- 24160916 | The lower use could be due to the reluctance of physicians to prescribe to the elderly due to the side effects related to metformin (gastrointestinal upset, including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and flatulence) and the rare possibility of lactic acidosis in those with renal failure [37]. |
| PubMedID- 21853087 | Thus, as reported in this case series of metformin-treated patients, severe lactic acidosis associated with acute renal failure and/or other sepsis-like symptoms should systematically lead physicians to request metformin assays. |
| PubMedID- 21467829 | However, in the majority of cases, lactic acidosis is diagnosed in patients with severe acute renal failure, which itself can cause lactic acidosis. |
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