Hypokalaemic rhabdomyolysis as initial presentation of primary aldosteronism

Primary aldosteronism associated with severe hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis.

Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital; Division of Endocrinolog...

Marked hypokalaemic rhabdomyolysis due to purgative abuse.

Optic neuritis as an initial presentation of primary Sjögren syndrome

BACKGROUND Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is a progressive autoimmune disease that primarily affects exocrine glands. The clinical presentation of pSS may vary from an asymptomatic condition to severe skin symptom, resulting in a difficult and challenging diagnosis and treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS Here, we report a 47-year-old Chinese woman who lost vision in the right eye for 7 days. She h...

Severe hypokalaemic paralysis and rhabdomyolysis due to ingestion of liquorice.

Chronic ingestion of liquorice induces a syndrome with findings similar to those in primary hyperaldosteronism. We describe a patient who, with a plasma K+ of 1.8 mmol/l, showed a paralysis and severe rhabdomyolysis after the habitual consumption of natural liquorice. Liquorice has become widely available as a flavouring agent in foods and drugs. It is important for physicians to keep liquorice...

Paralysis as first manifestation of primary aldosteronism.

Letters Paralysis as first manifestation of primary aldosteronism Sir, We have read with great interest the paper of Plouin et al. [1] about the trends in the prevalence of primary aldosteron-ism, aldosterone-producing adenomas and surgically correct-able aldosterone-dependent hypertension. We would like to reiterate that primary aldosteronism occasionally presents with a dramatic clinical pict...