Effect of high-flow high-volume-intermittent hemodiafiltration on metformin-associated lactic acidosis with circulatory failure: a case report

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis is a well-known life-threatening complication of metformin. We here report the case of a patient who developed metformin-associated lactic acidosis without organ manifestations, due to the simultaneous ingestion of an overdose of metformin and alcohol, and who recovered with high-flow high-volume intermittent hemodiafiltration.A 44-year-old Asian woman with type 2 diabetes attempted suicide by ingesting 10...