title: Severe alkalosis and hypokalemia with stanozolol misuse.
abstract: Stanozolol is a popular androgenic anabolic steroid, used by body builders and athletes for physical performance enhancement. There are few data on its potential adverse effects and no documented cases of it causing severe electrolyte imbalance. Here, we report a patient presenting to a tertiary care emergency department with reduced conscious level, profound hypokalemia, and severe metabolic alkalosis, resulting from stanozolol misuse. This is the first such case reported.
authors: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University College London Hospital, London NW1 2BU, UK.
authors: Alexander A N
authors: AA
authors: Maini
authors: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University College London Hospital, London NW1 2BU, UK.
authors: Hector
authors: H
authors: Maxwell-Scott
authors: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University College London Hospital, London NW1 2BU, UK.
authors: Daniel J B
authors: DJ
authors: Marks
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000471:Alkalosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D013197:Stanozolol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D013197:Stanozolol