Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2019; 7(10): 1200-1205
Published online May 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i10.1200
Liquorice-induced severe hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis with Gitelman syndrome and diabetes: A case report
Lu-Yang Yang, Jin-Hua Yin, Jing Yang, Yi Ren, Chen-Yu Xiang, Chun-Yan Wang
Lu-Yang Yang, Jing Yang, Chen-Yu Xiang, Chun-Yan Wang, Department of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Jin-Hua Yin, Yi Ren, Department of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this paper.
Supported by the Fund Program for Scientific Activities of Selected Returned Overseas Professionals in Shanxi Province, No. 2017-397.
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Corresponding author: Jin-Hua Yin, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Medical University, No. 85, South Jiefang Road, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China. yinjjhh@163.com
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Received: January 30, 2019
Peer-review started: January 31, 2019
First decision: April 18, 2019
Revised: April 25, 2019
Accepted: May 2, 2019
Article in press: May 2, 2019
Published online: May 26, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: This is the first reported case of liquorice-induced severe hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis with Gitelman syndrome and diabetes.