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ReviewWorld journal of clinical cases2019

Liquorice-induced severe hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis with Gitelman syndrome and diabetes: A case report.

Lu-Yang Yang, Jin-Hua Yin, Jing Yang, Yi Ren, Chen-Yu Xiang, Chun-Yan Wang

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Review in World journal of clinical cases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Paraneoplastic rhabdomyolysis].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lu-Yang YangDepartment of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
Jin-Hua YinDepartment of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China. yinjjhh@163.com.
Jing YangDepartment of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
Yi RenDepartment of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
Chen-Yu XiangDepartment of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
Chun-Yan WangDepartment of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University · CNShanxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLicorice-induced severe hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis is clinically rare. Gitelman syndrome (GS) is the most common inherited renal tubular disease, while diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world. Recently, some studies have found that GS patients had higher diabetic morbidity. However, the coexistence of these three diseases has yet to be reported. CASE SUMMARY: We report the case of a 62-year-old Chinese man who was admitted with weakness in the extremities, muscle pain, and dark-colored urine. He had consumed liquorice water daily for seven days prior to admission. The laboratory tests revealed a serum potassium level of 1.84 mmol/L, magnesium 0.68 mmol/L, creatinine phosphokinase (CK) 10117 IU/L, and marked hemoglobinuria. Fractional chloride excretion and fractional magnesium excretion were increased. Plasma renin activity and aldosterone concentration were within the normal ranges. Sequence analysis of the

conclusionThis case emphasizes that liquorice consumption and GS should be considered causes of hypokalemia and that the diabetic status of GS patients should be noted in the clinic.

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Case reportDiabetesGitelman syndromeHypokalemiaLiquoriceRhabdomyolysis

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