Excessive cola-based drink consumption as a criminal for hypokalemia and rhabdomyolysis

121 - 123, 15.05.2016

Rohat Ak , Fatih Doğanay Serdar Özdemir Ebru Ünal Akoğlu Tuba Cimilli Öztürk

https://doi.org/10.5472/MMJcr.2902.04

Abstract

A 33-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department with

leg pain. His serum potassium level was 2.3 mmol/L. Laboratory

tests ruled out renal potassium wasting. A dietary history revealed

that he had been consuming at least 1 liter of cola per day for several

months. We present a case of hypokalemic myopathy induced by

chronic cola-based drink consuming.

Keywords

Cola-based drink consumption, Hypokalemia, Rhabdomyolysis

Aşırı kola bazlı içecek tüketimine bağlı hipokalemi ve rabdomiyoliz

Abstract

Otuz üç yaşında erkek hasta acil servisimize bacak ağrısı şikayeti ile başvurdu. Potasyum seviyesi 2.3 mmol/L saptandı. Laboratuvar testleri ile böbrekten potasyum kaybı ekarte edildi. Diyet anamnezinde son birkaç aydır günde en az 1 litre kola tükettiği ortaya çıktı. Bu yazıda, kronik kola bazlı içecek tüketiminin neden olduğu hipokalemik miyopatili bir olguyu sunduk

Keywords

Kola bazlı içecek tüketimi, Hipokalemi, Rhabdomiyoliz

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