ABSTRACT
La metformina es un antidiabético oral de la familia de las biguanidas que se utiliza ampliamente en el tratamiento de pacientes con diabetes de tipo 2. Sus principales efectos secundarios son alteraciones inespecíficas gastrointestinales (10-30%). La acidosis láctica es el efecto secundario más grave, por lo que no debe administrarse a los pacientes con insuficiencia renal, hepática o cardiovascular grave. Se ha descrito de forma excepcional hepatotoxicidad por este fármaco. Presentamos el caso clínico de una paciente con diabetes mellitus de tipo 2 e inicio reciente de tratamiento con metformina que desarrolló un cuadro de hepatotoxicidad grave que siguió una evolución posterior favorable (AU)
Metformin is an oral biguanide widely used in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes. It produces non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms in 10-30% of the patients. Lactic acidosis is the most serious side effect, so it must not be administered to patients with renal, liver, or heart insufficiency. Only a few cases of hepatotoxicity due to this drug have been documented. We report the case of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus and recent use of metformin who developed serious liver injury, followed by a favorable evolution (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Aged , /complications , Metformin/toxicity , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complicationsABSTRACT
Metformin is an oral biguanide widely used in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes. It produces non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms in 10-30% of the patients. Lactic acidosis is the most serious side effect, so it must not be administered to patients with renal, liver, or heart insufficiency. Only a few cases of hepatotoxicity due to this drug have been documented. We report the case of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus and recent use of metformin who developed serious liver injury, followed by a favorable evolution.
Subject(s)
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/etiology , Hypoglycemic Agents/adverse effects , Metformin/adverse effects , Aged , Female , HumansABSTRACT
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