Licorice-related rhabdomyolysis: A big price for a sweet tooth

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 491-495

  Shah, Megha ^a   Williams, Christina ^a   Aggarwal, Ashim ^a   Choudhry, Wajid M ^b  

^a UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperparathyroidism; Hypokalemia; Hypophosphatemia; Licorice; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CALCIUM; CORTISONE; CREATINE KINASE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; QUETIAPINE; RENIN; SERTRALINE; VITAMIN D; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SUGAR;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; APPARENT MINERALOCORTICOID EXCESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; MYALGIA; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PHOSPHATURIA; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CANDY; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, SECONDARY; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864555852     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CN107011     Document Type: Article

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