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

Received	2025-06-16 02:59
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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
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Bader AlKhateb http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9482-3588 Ouwais Alkhateb http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1737-8843 Bisher Daaboul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7322-7551
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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.
Publish Date	2025-10-11 09:30
Citation	<p>AlKhateb B, Alkhateb O, Daaboul B. Metformin abuse and weight loss: A case report. <i>World J Clin Cases</i> 2025; 13(30): 110820</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v13/i30/110820.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v13.i30.110820

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