Cesium-associated hypokalemia successfully treated with amiloride

Self-treatment of cancer with cesium chloride, despite proven lack of efficacy, continues to produce serious adverse effects. Among these is hypokalemia predisposing to life-threatening arrhythmia. The mechanism of cesium-associated hypokalemia (CAH) has not been described. We report urinary potassi...

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Autores principales: Horn, Sarah, Naidus, Elliot, Alper, Seth L., Danziger, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4440464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26034598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfv017
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Sumario:Self-treatment of cancer with cesium chloride, despite proven lack of efficacy, continues to produce serious adverse effects. Among these is hypokalemia predisposing to life-threatening arrhythmia. The mechanism of cesium-associated hypokalemia (CAH) has not been described. We report urinary potassium wasting responsive to amiloride therapy in a cancer patient with CAH, and discuss possible mechanisms.

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