An Unusual Etiology Of Hypokalemic Paralysis Secondary To Mineralocorticoid Excess In A Patient With Addison Disease

An Unusual Etiology Of Hypokalemic Paralysis Secondary To Mineralocorticoid Excess In A Patient With Addison Disease

ABSTRACT: Objective: To describe the effects of licorice consumption via smokeless tobacco products in combination with mineralocorticoids in a patient with Addison disease (AD) and increase awareness of this deadly combination.Methods: We present a case of hypokalemic paralysis caused by smokeless...

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Main Authors: Adriana M. Rauseo, MD, Fiorella Llanos-Chea, MD, Sonam Jaggi, MD, Tania Jaber, MD, Philip R. Orlander, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520301814

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