[The old man and the syrup].
Intoxication by glycyrrhizin is a rare cause of hypokalemia. We describe a patient with severe hypokalemia caused by long-term consumption of syrup containing liquorice. The physiopathological mechanism of the intoxication and the differential diagnosis are presented.
Delacour
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Fédération de Biologie Clinique, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, 69 Avenue de Paris, 94163 Saint-Mandé cedex, France.
Le Berre
J-P
JP
Servonnet
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Janvier
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Rault
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Ceppa
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F
Gardet
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006035:Glycyrrhiza / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid