title: [Liquorice consumption may induce torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia].
abstract: This case report describes an often forgotten cause of hypokalaemia resulting in electrocardiograpic changes in a 75-year-old man known with hypertension, atrial fibrillation and ischaemic heart disease. A detailed anamnesis, a prompt replacement of potassium and cessation of liquorice consumption resulted in a favourable outcome.
authors.affiliation: mettemodel@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mette Aaby
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Finn Lund
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Henriksen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006035:Glycyrrhiza / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000139:chemically induced*