Severe potassium depletion caused by the abuse of laxatives. One patient followed for 8 years.
D002400:Cathartics / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia; D054368:Laxatives; D001523:Mental Disorders; D011188:Potassium; D011191:Potassium Deficiency; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D002400:Cathartics; D054368:Laxatives; D011188:Potassium
CATHARTICS/toxicology; POTASSIUM/deficiency