An unusual cause of hypokalemic paralysis: Chronic licorice ingestion

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 325, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-156

  Lin, Shih Hua ^a   Yang, Sung Sen ^a   Chau, Tom ^a   Halperin, Mitchell L ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Hypokalemia; Licorice; Metabolic alkalosis; Paralysis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; RENIN;

AGED; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; INGESTION; MALE; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0037345780     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200303000-00008     Document Type: Article

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