Abstract
We present a case of severe lactic acidosis due to exacerbation of asthma in presence of normal tissue perfusion and oxygenation in a 35-year-old woman with poorly controlled asthma. After admission, she was treated continuously with inhalation of salbutamol (a beta-agonist) resulting in lactic acidosis, which was misinterpreted as treatment failure. The lactic acidosis reversed on discontinuation of the inhalation therapy. Although lactic acidosis is a rare complication to inhalation of beta-agonists, it is important for the clinicians to recognize this.
| Translated title of the contribution | Lactic acidosis in a patient with exercabation of asthma receiving inhalation therapy |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for læger [online] |
| Volume | 175 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 112-4 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 1603-6824 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Jan 2013 |