A Case of Metformin-Induced Lactic Acidosis with Acute Kidney Injury Misdiagnosed as Hepatorenal Syndrome in a Cirrhosis Patient
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Kim, Ok-Ki
(Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Oak, Chan-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Jeong, Ji-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Lee, Jeong-Won (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Shin, Min-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Il-Gok Hospital) Kim, Nam-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) |
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