1. Poisoning with arsenic can raise lactate levels and lead to lactic acidosis . 2. The majority of characterized subjects presented with lactic acidosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 3. Lactic acidosis occurs mainly in people whose kidneys are not functioning properly.4. Therefore, anion-gap metabolic acidosis ( lactic acidosis ) may ensue in ethanol poisoning. 5. Under certain conditions, high levels of ATP hydrolysis can contribute to lactic acidosis . 6. Lactic acidosis then occurs as a consequence of anaerobic metabolism.7. The use of nucleoside drugs such as abacavir can very rarely cause lactic acidosis . 8. Lactic acidosis is also a consequence of the processes causing " rigor mortis ".9. Laboratory studies showed 3-hydroxyisobutyric aciduria and mild lactic acidosis . 10. Ethanol increases production of uric acid by increasing production of lactic acid, hence lactic acidosis .