Recurrent aborted sudden cardiac death with seizures and rhabdomyolysisdue to bulimia-induced hypokalemia. Report of one case;Muerte súbita abortada recurrente con convulsiones y rabdomiolisis causada por hipokalemia. Informe de una paciente con bulimia

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 799-802

  Finsterer, Josef ^a   Stöllberger, Claudia ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bulimia; Cardiac; Death sudden; Heart failure; Seizures; Ventricular fibrillation; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE;

BULIMIA; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

BULIMIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIURETICS; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929932676     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0034-98872014000600016     Document Type: Article

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