OBJECTIVE - To emphasize the continued incidence of phenformin-associa
ted lactic acidosis. CASE REPORT - We report a case of phenformin-asso
ciated lactic acidosis in a Chinese man who received phenformin while
in China. Diagnosis was made; the patient was treated appropriately an
d survived. COMMENTS - Phenformin-associated lactic acidosis may still
occur in the U.S.