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. 2010 Jun;55(6):A35-7.

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.02.003.

A case of severe hypokalemic paralysis and hypertension. Licorice-induced hypokalemic paralysis

Prajwol Pant¹, Lakshmi Nadimpalli, Mukesh Singh, Jen Chieh Cheng

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PMID: 20497832
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.02.003

Case Reports

A case of severe hypokalemic paralysis and hypertension. Licorice-induced hypokalemic paralysis

Prajwol Pant et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Jun.

. 2010 Jun;55(6):A35-7.

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.02.003.

Authors

Prajwol Pant¹, Lakshmi Nadimpalli, Mukesh Singh, Jen Chieh Cheng

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 20497832
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.02.003

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