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dc.contributor.authorMeltem, Akkas Camkurt
dc.contributor.authorFigen, Coskun
dc.contributor.authorNalan, Metin Aksu
dc.contributor.authorMahir, Kunt
dc.contributor.authorSebnem, Bozkurt
dc.contributor.authorMehlika, Isildak
dc.contributor.authorKasim, Kilic Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorMiyase, Bayraktar
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-10T10:34:54Z
dc.date.available2019-12-10T10:34:54Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.issn1757-1626
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8053
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827066/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11655/13809
dc.description.abstractA 21-year-old male presented to the emergency department with the complaint of muscle weakness. The patient had used a powderized over-the-counter product named 'Tekumut' for 2 weeks to quit smoking. The granulated product was studied and determined to contain 'licorice' containing glycyrrhizic acid., Licorice (a plant which contain glycyrrhizic acid) -induced hypokalemia usually has a mild progression. However, it may cause a critical failure in physical action by means of weakness followed by paralysis and may cause rhabdomyolysis or ventricular fibrillation, leading to death, when left untreated., This report has presented the first case with hypocalemia due to licorice consumption in granulated form from Turkey. In addition, the report has aimed to emphasize the importance of obtaining the detailed history of a patient in diagnosis.
dc.relation.isversionof10.4076/1757-1626-2-8053
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.titleA Hypokalemic Muscular Weakness After Licorice Ingestion: A Case Report
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.relation.journalCases Journal
dc.contributor.departmentAcil Tıp
dc.identifier.volume2
dc.identifier.startpage8053
dc.description.indexPubMed


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