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Severe hypokalaemia with paralysis induced by small doses of liquorice.

A patient, who presented with a flaccid quadriplegia due to profound hypokalaemia, is described. Hypokalaemia and myoglobinuria were caused by the ingestion of small amounts of liquorice contained in a laxative preparation. Subsequent controlled administration of small amounts of this preparation in...

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Main Authors: Cumming, A. M., Boddy, K., Brown, J. J., Fraser, R., Lever, A. F., Padfield, P. L., Robertson, J. I.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Group 1980
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2425815/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7443613
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