Acute Renal Failure After Licorice Ingestion: A Case Report
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Radmila M Velickovic-Radovanovic1,2, Branka MItic1,2, Dusanka Kitic1, Svetislav Kostic1,2, Tatjana Cvetkovic1,2, Vidojko Djordjevic1,2
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
A 39-year-old female presented to the nephrology clinic emergency department with a complaint of muscle weakness and stomach pain. A detailed personal history revealed ingestion of 50-100 g herbal products which contained licorice, every day for 8 weeks to treat sterility. The herbal product was studied and determined to contain ‘licorice’ containing glycyrrhizic acid. Licorice (a plant which contains glycyrrhizic acid) induced hypokalemia which usually has a mild progression. However, it may cause critical failure in physical action by means of weakness followed by paralysis and may cause rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure and hyperaldosteronism. This report presents the first case with acute renal failure due to licorice consumption from Serbia. In addition, the report aims to emphasize the importance of obtaining the detailed personal history of a patient for precise diagnosis.
Cent. Eur. J. Med. , 6(1) , 2010 , 113-116 Received 4 June 2010; Accepted 18 August 2010
