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A Case of Hyperkalemia Induced by Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), a tree found abundantly in Southeast Asia, has been used for centuries because of its opioid-like properties. In the last 20 years, it has gained popularity in the United States of America due to its easy availability and effects on pain control. However, different types...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9093675/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35573520 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24036 |
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author | Torres-Ortiz, Aldo Al Zein, Said Alqudsi, Muhannad |
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description | Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), a tree found abundantly in Southeast Asia, has been used for centuries because of its opioid-like properties. In the last 20 years, it has gained popularity in the United States of America due to its easy availability and effects on pain control. However, different types of toxicity from kratom use have been reported in the literature. Here, we present a case of kratom-induced hyperkalemia in a 61-year-old patient with no significant past medical history. His laboratory work-up excluded other etiologies, and his potassium level eventually normalized after the discontinuation of kratom. Although reasonable data exist on kratom effects on the nervous and cardiovascular systems, the magnitude of its effect on potassium homeostasis and whether it is kidney mediated or not is not well recognized. |
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spelling | pubmed-90936752022-05-14 A Case of Hyperkalemia Induced by Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Torres-Ortiz, Aldo Al Zein, Said Alqudsi, Muhannad Cureus Internal Medicine Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), a tree found abundantly in Southeast Asia, has been used for centuries because of its opioid-like properties. In the last 20 years, it has gained popularity in the United States of America due to its easy availability and effects on pain control. However, different types of toxicity from kratom use have been reported in the literature. Here, we present a case of kratom-induced hyperkalemia in a 61-year-old patient with no significant past medical history. His laboratory work-up excluded other etiologies, and his potassium level eventually normalized after the discontinuation of kratom. Although reasonable data exist on kratom effects on the nervous and cardiovascular systems, the magnitude of its effect on potassium homeostasis and whether it is kidney mediated or not is not well recognized. Cureus 2022-04-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9093675/ /pubmed/35573520 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24036 Text en Copyright © 2022, Torres-Ortiz et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Torres-Ortiz, Aldo Al Zein, Said Alqudsi, Muhannad A Case of Hyperkalemia Induced by Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) |
title | A Case of Hyperkalemia Induced by Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) |
title_full | A Case of Hyperkalemia Induced by Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) |
title_fullStr | A Case of Hyperkalemia Induced by Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) |
title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Hyperkalemia Induced by Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) |
title_short | A Case of Hyperkalemia Induced by Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) |
title_sort | case of hyperkalemia induced by kratom (mitragyna speciosa) |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9093675/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35573520 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24036 |
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