Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis secondary to topiramate intake: case report

Introduction: Topiramate is a drug used to treat various types of epilepsy and as prophylaxis in cases of migrainous headache. One of its mechanisms of action is the inhibition of carbonic anhydrase in the kidney that triggers the excretion of alkaline urine resulting in metabolic acidosis. Case pre...

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Main Authors: Jorge Fernando Miño-Bernal, Luis Eduardo Alcaraz-Díaz, Sergio Zamora-Gómez, Angela Cristina Montenegro-Ibarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018-07-01
Series:Case Reports
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/care/article/view/69710
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