A young female with quadriparesis.

Abstract

We report a case of a young female who presented with acute onset quadriparesis secondary to severe hypokalemia. She was normotensive and had no metabolic alkalosis or kaliuresis. Serum potassium was corrected over the next few days and the quadriparesis resolved completely. A detailed history later on revealed that she had been consuming alternative medication for infertility for a prolonged duration and had discontinued it a month prior. One of the ingredients of this medicine was Glycyrrhiza glabra.

• Authors: Topoti Mukherjee, K Bhatt, Rasika Sirsat
• Journal: The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (J Assoc Physicians India) Vol. 54 Pg. 400-2 (May 2006) ISSN: 0004-5772 [Print] India
• PMID: 16909739 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Humans
• Hypokalemia (etiology)
• Mineralocorticoid Excess Syndrome, Apparent (complications)
• Quadriplegia (etiology)