Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	110820
Country	Syria

Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Metformin abuse and weight loss: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Bader AlKhateb, Ouwais Alkhateb and Bisher Daaboul
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Bader AlKhateb, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, AlMazah, Damascus 20872, Dimashq, Syria. baderal-khateeb@outlook.com
Key Words	Metformin; Metformin abuse; Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; Metformin and weight loss; Anorexia nervosa; Metformin and eating disorder, Lactic acidosis; Case report
Core Tip	This report describes a rare case of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome triggered by chronic metformin abuse in a young woman with suspected anorexia nervosa. The patient survived two distinct episodes of metformin toxicity, the second requiring mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, and renal replacement therapy. The case highlights the growing misuse of metformin for weight loss, the role.
Citation	AlKhateb B, Alkhateb O, Daaboul B. Metformin abuse and weight loss: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2025; In press

Received	2025-06-16 02:59
Peer-Review Started	2025-06-16 02:59
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Return for Revision	2025-06-25 02:55
Revised	2025-07-06 21:10
Second Decision	2025-07-28 02:38
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-07-29 10:42
Articles in Press	2025-07-29 10:42
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2025-08-11 00:21
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