title: [The old man and the syrup].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Fédération de Biologie Clinique, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, 69 Avenue de Paris, 94163 Saint-Mandé cedex, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Delacour
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Le Berre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Servonnet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Janvier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rault
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ceppa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gardet
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid