Potassium chloride mixture may maintain hypokalaemia and hypertension

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Hypokalaemia can be treated with potassium chloride mixture Some mixtures contain liquorice extract (glycyrrhizin) as a supplement to improve taste Glycyrrhizin can cause pseudohyperaldosteronism and thereby result in hypertension and hypokalaemia We here present a case where treatment with potassium chloride mixture causes hypertension and hypokalaemia in a 50-year-old woman After unravelling differential diagnosis, the potassium chloride mixture was stopped After the discontinuation, the patient's blood pressure was well managed and the potassium levels normalised

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummere223732
TidsskriftBMJ Case Reports
Vol/bind11
Udgave nummer1
ISSN1757-790X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2018

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