Metformin Hypersensitivity: A Case Report

Authors

  • Abhijit Chowdhury PhD Research Fellow, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Australia
  • Jannatul Ferdoush Assistant Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, ChattagramMaa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College, Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Amalendu Bikash Chowdhury Medical Superintendent (Retired), Chittagong Port Authority Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jcmcta.v27i1.62307

Keywords:

Metformin; Diabetes; Hypersensitivity

Abstract

Metformin is a popular oral antidiabetic medicine of the Biguanide class. It is widely chosen as the first line therapy for treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The drug is believed to be a comparatively safer agent for controlling blood sugar. This case report aims at describing an unusual phenomenon of Metformin hypersensitivity in a female patient who presented with perioral lesions.

JCMCTA 2016 ; 27 (1) : 75 - 76

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Published

2016-10-08

How to Cite

Chowdhury, A. ., Ferdoush, J. ., & Chowdhury, A. B. . (2016). Metformin Hypersensitivity: A Case Report. Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers’ Association, 27(1), 75–76. https://doi.org/10.3329/jcmcta.v27i1.62307

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Case Reports