Case report: Severe respiratory failure caused by licorice

• Main Authors: Hiroaki Taniguchi (Author), Takero Terayama (Author), Nobuaki Kiriu (Author), Hiroshi Kato (Author), Soichiro Seno (Author), Yasumasa Sekine (Author), Yoshihiro Tanaka (Author), Tetsuro Kiyozumi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Licorice, one of the most commonly used herbs, can cause hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and apparent mineralocorticoid excess, also known as pseudoaldosteronism. Herein, we present a case of diaphragmatic dysfunction caused by licorice administration. An 80-year-old woman who had been taking diet...