YILMAZ, Mustafa Harran University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Neurology, Turkey , AKGÜL, Pınar Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital - Clinic of Neurology, Turkey , ELÇİ, Mehmet Ali Hatay Kırıkhan State Hospital - Clinic of Neurology, Turkey , AKGÜL, Bülent Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital - Clinic of Nephrology, Turkey

Three cases of paralysis secondary to hypokalemia and rhabdomyolysis caused by licorice root consumption

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Licorice root is a widely consumed drink in warm seasons, especially in the East of Turkey. This drink is consumed plentifully especially in the month of Ramadan. We hereby presented 3 cases with muscle weakness, hypokalemia, rhabdomyolysis and hypertension developed secondary to excessive consumption of licorice root, which resolved with potassium replacement

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Hypokalemia , licorice root , paralysis , rhabdomyolysis

Ege Journal Of Medicine

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