Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 7 , Pages 286-288 , July 2007

Recurrent Hypoglycemia in a Hemodialysis Patient Related to Propoxyphene Treatment

  • Hui-Ting Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Wei-Cheng Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Der-Cherng Tarng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institutes of Physiology and Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Der-Cherng Tarng, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 4 December 2006 ,Accepted 22 May 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(07)70006-0

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(07)70006-0

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 7 , Pages 286-288 , July 2007

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