Attout, Hassene and Randriajohany, Andry and Josse, Françoise and Appavoupoule, Vincent and Thirapathi, Yoga (2020) Tetraparesis with Major Hypokalaemia and Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Chronic Liquorice Ingestion. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (4). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Chronic ingestion of liquorice induces a syndrome with findings similar to those for primary hyperaldosteronism. This is characterized by hypokalaemia, hypertension, metabolic alkalosis and suppression of the renin-aldosterone system. We describe a 30-year-old woman who, with a plasma potassium level of 1.5 mmol/l, presented with tetraparesis and severe rhabdomyolysis (CK up to 35,460 U/l). She admitted to a daily consumption of nearly 300 g of liquorice sweets during the previous 6 months. This case emphasizes the importance of a detailed anamnesis, which is essential for diagnosis, avoids unnecessary and expensive investigations and reduces the duration of hospitalization.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hypokalaemia, rhabdomyolysis, liquorice abuse |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2020 10:18 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2020 10:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19966 |
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