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Acidosis, Lactic*

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Acidosis, Lactic*

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Acidosis, Lactic* ; Epilepsy*

Lactic acidosis is the most common cause of metabolic acidosis in hospitalized patients. Although impaired tissue oxygenation is usually responsible for the rise in lactate production, lactic acidosis could be caused by drugs including metformin and the nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors. Linezolid, an oxazolidinone antibiotic, is currently indicated to treat serious infections caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and other gram-positive organisms. A 74-year old woman was found to have pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis and treated with linezolid. Thirty-one days after linezolid therapy, she developed severe lactic acidosis. We report a case of lactic acidosis associated with prolonged linezolid therapy.
Acetamides ; Acidosis ; Acidosis, Lactic ; Enterococcus ; Female ; Humans ; Lactic Acid ; Metformin ; Osteomyelitis ; Oxazolidinones ; Oxygen ; Linezolid

Metformin which is an oral hypoglycemic agents, acts by enhancing insulin sensitivity, decreasing hepatic glucose production and increasing peripheral utilization of glucose. Deliberate self poisoning with oral hypoglycemic agents is rare. The lactic acidosis associated with metformin toxicity is well described in the medical literature. Metformin overdose even in otherwise healthy patients may produce a profound and life threatening lactic acidosis. We report a case of massive metformin ingestion(75g) in a patient presenting with lactic acidosis and hypotension. She died 24h after presenting to our emergency department despite bicarbonate treatment and hemofiltration therapy.
Acidosis ; Acidosis, Lactic ; Emergencies ; Glucose ; Hemofiltration ; Humans ; Hypoglycemic Agents ; Hypotension ; Insulin Resistance ; Metformin

Delayed postanoxic encephalopathy causes relapse of cognitive impairment and movement deterioration in a few weeks after clinically complete recovery from initial anoxic or hypoxic insult. Delayed postanoxic encephalopathy is a rare condition, and its clinical symptoms are characterized by abulia, apathy, akinesia, confusion, agitation, parkinsonism, chorea, dystonia and/or progressive neurologic deficits. We reported two distinguished cases caused by carbon monoxide intoxication and mixed respiratory and metabolic lactic acidosis.
Acidosis ; Acidosis, Lactic ; Apathy ; Carbon Monoxide ; Chorea ; Dihydroergotamine ; Dystonia ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Parkinsonian Disorders ; Recurrence

Metformin is a well-established drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The incidence of metformin-induced lactic acidosis is low, but the estimated mortality rate is approximately 50% in cases with lactic acidosis in combination with metformin therapy. Lactic acidosis occurs most often in patients with compromised cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, and/or renal function. Acute kidney injury is a relatively frequent problem in cirrhosis patients. Hepatorenal syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion, making its diagnosis difficult in the clinical field. We report a case of metformin-induced lactic acidosis with acute kidney injury that was misdiagnosed as hepatorenal syndrome in a cirrhosis patient.
Acidosis ; Acidosis, Lactic ; Acute Kidney Injury ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Fibrosis ; Hepatorenal Syndrome ; Humans ; Incidence ; Liver Cirrhosis ; Metformin

Metformin, a dimethylbiguanide, is an oral antihyperglycemic drug used in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It has been reported that metformin may be associated with lactic acidosis in patients with clinical conditions such as renal failure and heart failure. Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare, but serious complication with a mortality rate of approximately 30~50%. Therefore, an aggressive treatment strategy including hemodialysis is recommended for these patients. Although continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has been administered in hemodynamically unstable patients with MALA, there are few case reports describing the use of CRRT as a therapeutic modality in Korea. Here, we describe the case histories of two MALA patients who underwent treatment with CRRT.
Acidosis ; Acidosis, Lactic* ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Heart Failure ; Humans ; Korea ; Metformin ; Mortality ; Renal Dialysis ; Renal Insufficiency ; Renal Replacement Therapy

Metformin is a well-established drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The incidence of metformin-induced lactic acidosis is low, but the estimated mortality rate is approximately 50% in cases with lactic acidosis in combination with metformin therapy. Lactic acidosis occurs most often in patients with compromised cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, and/or renal function. Acute kidney injury is a relatively frequent problem in cirrhosis patients. Hepatorenal syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion, making its diagnosis difficult in the clinical field. We report a case of metformin-induced lactic acidosis with acute kidney injury that was misdiagnosed as hepatorenal syndrome in a cirrhosis patient.
Acidosis ; Acidosis, Lactic ; Acute Kidney Injury ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Fibrosis ; Hepatorenal Syndrome ; Humans ; Incidence ; Liver Cirrhosis ; Metformin

PURPOSE: Lactic acidosis is one of the most common forms of metabolic acidosis. It is hard to fine the cause of lactic acidosis, because in many cases the clinical features of this disorder are non-specific and overlap with those of other metabolic or non-metabolic diseases. In this report, we tried to identify the causes of lactic acidosis and classified them into four groups:primary and secondary lactic acidosis, neurodegenerative disorders and others. METHODS: We analyzed the clinical characteristics of 22 patients who had arterial blood lactate levels over 2.5 mmol/L. They visited Ilsan Hospital because of seizures or delayed development. Clinical characteristics include laboratory findings, EEG, brain imaging study, chromosomal study and metabolic enzymatic evaluation. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 3.4 years. Most of them complained of delayed development(21 cases) and seizures(14 cases). One of the patients was revealed as primary lactic acidosis, and the other one secondary lactic acidosis. Also, there was a case of neurodegenerative disease. Furthermore, the other ten patients were affected by other causes of lactic acidosis:7 cases of epilepsy, a case of Rett syndrome, a case of 4p deletion syndrome, and a case of cerebral palsy. However, the causes of lactic acidosis of the remaining 9 patients were unknown. But 5 of them were thought to be affected by respiratory chain disorders diagnosed by modified Walker's criteria. CONCLUSION: There are numerous disorders in children which can produce lactic acidosis. Although metabolic work-ups of these patients are very complex and require coordinated efforts of clinicians and laboratory works, early diagnosis of the etiologic nature of the disease is essential to minimize the progression and the complications of the disease.
Acidosis ; Acidosis, Lactic* ; Cerebral Palsy ; Child* ; Early Diagnosis ; Electroencephalography ; Electron Transport ; Epilepsy ; Humans ; Lactic Acid ; Mitochondrial Diseases ; Neurodegenerative Diseases ; Neuroimaging ; Rett Syndrome ; Seizures ; Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome