Journal of Critical and Intensive Care 2015 , Vol 6 , Issue 2
Severe Lactic Acidosis Associated with Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Haluk Mumcuoğlu1, Gülseren Elay1, İlhan Bahar1, Kürşat Gündoğan1, Ramazan Coşkun1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Intensive Care, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey DOI : 10.5152/dcbybd.2015.759

Summary

Lactic acidosis is a metabolic acidosis caused by either overproduction or underutilization of lactic acid. Overproduction of lactic acid, known as type A lactic acidosis, is frequent in critically ill patients with hypoperfusion states. Underutilization of lactic acid, known as type B lactic acidosis, is caused by many reasons, including hepatic and liver failure, thiamine deficiency, toxins, drugs, and certain malignancies such as lymphomas and leukemias. We report a patient with severe lactic acidosis and Burkitt’s lymphoma without any signs of hypoperfusion that is relieved with chemotherapy.