Severe hypokalemia secondary to abuse of β-adrenergic agonists in a pediatric patient: Case report.
| Autor: | Aliaga CA; Nephology Service, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, España., Arizon LF; Nephology Service, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, España., Bermúdez RM; Laboratory Service, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, España., Castán JAB; Nephology Service, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, España., Santandreu AV; Nephology Service, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, España. |
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| Jazyk: | English; Portuguese |
| Zdroj: | Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia [J Bras Nefrol] 2019 May 30; Vol. 42 (2), pp. 250-253. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2019-0020 |
| Abstrakt: | This study reports a case of a 13-year-old male with a 3-year history of severe and intermittent hypokalemia episodes of unknown origin, requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for long QT syndrome (LQTS), finally diagnosed of redistributive hypokalemia secondary to the abuse of β-adrenergic agonists in the context of a probable factitious disorder. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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