title: An Unexpected Cause of Severe Hypokalemia.
abstract: We describe an unusual case of severe hypokalemia with electrocardiographic changes, due to licorice consumption, in a 15-year-old female student with no previous medical history. Prompt replacement of potassium and cessation of licorice ingestion resulted in a favourable outcome. We also discuss the pathophysiology and diagnosis, emphasizing the importance of a detailed anamnesis to rule out an often forgotten cause of hypokalemia as the licorice poisoning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caravaca-Fontan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Martinez-Saez
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delgado-Yague
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Estefania
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yerovi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liaño