Case report: Metformin-induced hemolytic anemia in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient patient.

ABSTRACT: This case report describes a male patient in his early 60s with a documented history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, who developed significant hemolytic anemia following the initiation of metformin therapy for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus.

SUBMITTER: Salamat AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12576054 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature