Three cases of paralysis secondary to hypokalemia and rhabdomyolysis caused by licorice root consumption

Volume: 54 Number: 1 March 1, 2015
  • Mustafa YILMAZ Pınar Akgül
  • Mehmet Ali Elçi
  • Bülent Akgül
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Three cases of paralysis secondary to hypokalemia and rhabdomyolysis caused by licorice root consumption

Abstract

Licorice root is a widely consumed drink in warm seasons, especially in the East of Turkey. This drink is consumed plentifully especially in the month of Ramadan. We hereby presented 3 cases with muscle weakness, hypokalemia, rhabdomyolysis and hypertension developed secondary to excessive consumption of licorice root, which resolved with potassium replacement.

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Turkish

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Mustafa YILMAZ Pınar Akgül

Mehmet Ali Elçi

Bülent Akgül

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March 1, 2015

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March 1, 2015

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Year 1970 Volume: 54 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.344109

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https://izlik.org/JA57SR86FE

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1.Mustafa YILMAZ Pınar Akgül, Mehmet Ali Elçi, Bülent Akgül. Meyan kökü tüketiminin neden olduğu hipokalemi ve rabdomiyolize sekonder olarak gelişen üç paralizi olgusu. EJM. 2015 Mar. 1;54(1):43-5. doi:10.19161/etd.344109

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