UNUSUAL HYPOKALEMIA

Authors
SELVAIS PL DECANNIERE L MICHEL L DONCKIER JE
Citation
Pl. Selvais et al., UNUSUAL HYPOKALEMIA, Acta Clinica Belgica, 51(5), 1996, pp. 357-359
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Acta Clinica Belgica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015512
Volume
51
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
357 - 359
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5512(1996)51:5<357:UH>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A 72-year-old man, presenting with hypernephroma and infraclinic adren al adenoma, developed severe hypokalaemia in the course of treatment f or colonic perforation. Amikacin-induced hyperkaliuric hypokalaemia wa s suspected, and confirmed by withdrawal of the drug as well as observ ation of an unnoticed similar episode in the medical record of the pat ient.