Harmful effect of saline infusion in a patient with glycyrrhizic acid poisoning.
Alcohol-free licorice beverages contain glycyrrhizic acid. Excess glycyrrhizic acid is a well-known cause of excess mineralocorticoid syndrome. We report a case of glycyrrhizic acid poisoning in an abstinent alcoholic complicated by severe pulmonary edema following excessive hydration with intravenous normal saline.
Department of Emergency, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France.
Natacha
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Caubet-Kamar
Marie
M
Tubery
Cyril
C
Garrouste
Dominique
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Lauque
Nassim
N
Kamar
D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism; D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002170:Canada; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006035:Glycyrrhiza / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects*
D012965:Sodium Chloride; D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid