Liquorice Intoxication Can Lead to Cardiac Arrest!
Joint Authors
Attou, Rachid
Redant, Sébastien
Honore, Patrick M.
Preseau, Thierry
De Bels, David
Hantson, Philippe
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 45-year-old man was admitted to the Emergency Department with fatigue and muscular weakness.
Soon after hospital admission, he developed “torsades de pointe” and was successfully resuscitated.
The admission laboratory investigations had revealed a profound hypokalemia (1.65 mmol/L).
The patient had a long-term use of alcohol-free “pastis” in an attempt to reduce his chronic ethanol consumption.
As the beverage likely contained a significant amount of liquorice, the diagnosis of glycyrrhizin chronic intoxication was suspected.
The diagnosis of liquorice-related pseudohyperaldosteronism was assessed by normal plasma aldosterone levels and low plasma renin activity.
Intravenous and oral supplementation of potassium was required for 5 days, and the patient had an uneventful follow-up.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Attou, Rachid& Redant, Sébastien& Honore, Patrick M.& Preseau, Thierry& Hantson, Philippe& De Bels, David. 2020. Liquorice Intoxication Can Lead to Cardiac Arrest!. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147207
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Attou, Rachid…[et al.]. Liquorice Intoxication Can Lead to Cardiac Arrest!. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Attou, Rachid& Redant, Sébastien& Honore, Patrick M.& Preseau, Thierry& Hantson, Philippe& De Bels, David. Liquorice Intoxication Can Lead to Cardiac Arrest!. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147207
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147207