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Manic episode and excessive consumption of licorice as an expression of a metabolic disorder

2016; Volume: 101; Issue: 799 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15568/am.2016.799.cc01

2605-2083

Fernando Leiva‐Cepas, João Miguel Madeira Martins, Isabel López-López, Pilar Arias,

Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

We present a case of pseudo-hypoaldosteronism induced by excessive consumption of licorice in a patient with a manic episode. The pathophysiology has been reviewed, taking into account the evolution of the patient due to the persistence of hypokalemia, as well as the differential diagnosis of this clinical picture. Despite its potential severity, its treatment is simple and effective. From our field of action, attention in the anamnesis is the key to diagnosis and treatment, since the modification of one of the patient’s current habits could have prevented, not admission due to mania, but the torpid evolution of electrolyte disturbances.