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Potassium Chloride Mixture May Maintain Hypokalaemia and Hypertension

Potassium Chloride Mixture May Maintain Hypokalaemia and Hypertension

Mette Johannsen Mandoe, Rikke Borg, Ditte Hansen

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Dec 14;11(1):e223732.

PMID: 30567256

Abstract:

Hypokalaemia can be treated with potassium chloride mixture. Some mixtures contain liquorice extract (glycyrrhizin) as a supplement to improve taste. Glycyrrhizin can cause pseudohyperaldosteronism and thereby result in hypertension and hypokalaemia. We here present a case where treatment with potassium chloride mixture causes hypertension and hypokalaemia in a 50-year-old woman. After unravelling differential diagnosis, the potassium chloride mixture was stopped. After the discontinuation, the patient's blood pressure was well managed and the potassium levels normalised.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP7447407-B	Potassium chloride		7447-40-7	Price

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