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A hypokalemic muscular weakness after licorice ingestion: a case report

A 21-year-old male presented to the emergency department with the complaint of muscle weakness. The patient had used a powderized over-the-counter product named 'Tekumut' for 2 weeks to quit smoking. The granulated product was studied and determined to contain 'licorice' containi...

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Autores principales: Meltem, Akkas Camkurt, Figen, Coskun, Nalan, Metin Aksu, Mahir, Kunt, Sebnem, Bozkurt, Mehlika, Isildak, Kasim, Kilic Ahmet, Miyase, Bayraktar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181204
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8053