Shakuyaku-kanzo-to induces pseudoaldosteronism characterized by hypokalemia, rhabdomyolysis, metabolic alkalosis with respiratory compensation, and increased urinary cortisol levels

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-443

  Kinoshita, Hiroyuki ^a   Okabayashi, Misako ^a   Kaneko, Masakazu ^a   Yasuda, Mutsuko ^a   Abe, Keisuke ^a   MacHida, Akira ^a   Ohkubo, Takuya ^a   Kamata, Tomoyuki ^a   Yakushiji, Fumiatsu ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN BOKUTOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CREATINE KINASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYGEN; PAEONIA RADIX; POTASSIUM; SHAKUYAKU KANZO TO; SPIRONOLACTONE; TJ 68; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECG ABNORMALITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIMB WEAKNESS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYOPATHY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOALDOSTERONISM; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; STANDING; T WAVE; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY EXCRETION;

AGED; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS; ALKALOSIS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOKALEMIA; MUSCULAR DISEASES; POTASSIUM; PSEUDOHYPOALDOSTERONISM; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SPIRONOLACTONE;

EID: 65549128749     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0397     Document Type: Article

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