Dying for a cup of tea

We report the case of a 70-year-old woman who developed life-threatening arrhythmia as a result of acute and severe hypokalaemia, which she developed after consuming large quantities of a liquorice-rich herb tea. She had no previous heart condition. We also discuss the legislative discrepancy in bot...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Kormann, Raphaël, Languille, Eva, Amiot, Henri-Marc, Hertig, Alexandre
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4544086/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23087275
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-006805
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