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Extracorporeal therapies could be required for treatment of life-threatening severe acute intoxication. We present the case of an 82-year-old patient admitted to our Nephrology Unit because of metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) and acute kidney injury (AKI stage III AKIN criteria). The patient also presented severe intoxication of digoxin and apixaban.

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Lactic acidosis is a rare metabolic complication that can occur in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 who use metformin. We discuss a 79-year old woman with metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) and acute kidney injury based on gastroenteritis. Patient reported acute blindness which in literature is described as a rare presentation of a metabolic acidosis (regardless of its underlying cause).

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to analyze trends in the use of antidiabetic medications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and identify the risk of metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA).
  • It involved a review of electronic medical records from 2010 to 2021, focusing on patients over 18 with both CKD and type 2 diabetes who had been on antidiabetic drugs for at least 30 days.
  • Metformin was the most commonly prescribed drug for earlier stages of CKD, but its use declined significantly in advanced stages, while SGLT2 and DPP-4 inhibitors saw increased prescriptions, highlighting varying treatment patterns and low MALA risk in CKD patients.
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Introduction: Intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) is a preferable renal replacement therapy (RRT) option in metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) due to rapid correct metabolic acidosis. However, IHD might not be started immediately. Immediate urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (iUSPD) is used as a life-saving dialysis option and then followed by IHD.

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Metformin-associated lactic acidosis: a serious complication of a common drug.

BMJ Case Rep

September 2024

Division of Hospital Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Article Synopsis
  • Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare but serious complication primarily affecting diabetic patients with additional risk factors like kidney issues or certain medications.
  • The case study discusses a man in his 70s who developed MALA after experiencing severe gastrointestinal symptoms alongside acute kidney injury, likely due to inadequate food intake and antibiotic use.
  • Treatment involved intravenous fluids and bicarbonate, which quickly improved his symptoms and restored kidney function within 12 days, emphasizing the need for awareness of MALA among diabetic patients.
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