Licorice consumption causing severe hypokalemic paralysis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 767-768

  Elinav, Eran ^b   Chajek Shaul, Tova ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID THERAPY; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038726867     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.6.767     Document Type: Article

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