title: Phenformin-associated lactic acidosis due to imported phenformin.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To emphasize the continued incidence of phenformin-associated lactic acidosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of phenformin-associated lactic acidosis in a Chinese man who received phenformin while in China. Diagnosis was made; the patient was treated appropriately and survived.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Phenformin-associated lactic acidosis may still occur in the U.S.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing 11355, USA.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Lorber
mesh_terms: D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D005894:Panax; D010629:Phenformin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010629:Phenformin