Medullary Nephrocalcinosis in a Furosemide Abuser
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Medullary Nephrocalcinosis in a Furosemide Abuser
A 31-year-old woman with a long history of furosemide abuse presented with abdominal pain. She had been using furosemide (>200 mg per day) for at least the last 15 years. She initially used furosemide to maintain her urinary volume and later for weight loss. Her abdominal pain was caused by paralytic ileus due to hypokalemia (2.1 mEq/L). Although abdominal and pelvic CT revealed no intestinal o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7704