Lactic Acidosis and Hypoglycemia in a Patient with Gastric Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma due to the Warburg Effect.

Lactic acidosis is pathophysiologically classified into type A and type B. The latter is a rare but potentially life-threatening emergency, mainly described in hematological malignancies. The association between Type B lactic acidosis and malignancy is known as the Warburg effect.