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| ISSN |
2307-8960 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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©The Author(s) 2025. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Transplantation |
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Case Report |
| Article Title |
Metformin abuse and weight loss: A case report
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Bader AlKhateb, Ouwais Alkhateb and Bisher Daaboul |
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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. |
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2025-10-11 09:30 |
| Citation |
AlKhateb B, Alkhateb O, Daaboul B. Metformin abuse and weight loss: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2025; 13(30): 110820 |
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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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