Keywords
Tetany
Equisetum arvense
metabolic alkalosis
Equisetum arvense
metabolic alkalosis
How to Cite
1.
cordoba lopez alberto. Tetany secondary to metabolic alkalosis due to Equisetum arvense. Rev Arg de Ter Int. [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 9 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];39. Available from: https://revista.sati.org.ar/index.php/MI/article/view/725
Abstract
We report a patient with tetany secondary to metabolic alkalosis developed during the use of a medicinal herb,
Equisetum arvense, as a diuretic. It is a very uncommon condition described in literature, but it should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of tetany.
References
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1.- Miro O, Pedrol E, Nogue S, Cardellach F. Hiponatremia e hipopotasemia graves inducidas por el consumo de Equisetum telmatela. Med Clin 1996; 106 (16):639
2.- Alvarez Padin P, Masferrer Serra J, Eneriz Calvo A, De Araoz Sanchez-Dopico P. Hipopotasemia extrema por cola de caballo. Galicia Clin 2010; 71(2): 56-58
3.- Vanaclocha B, Cañigueral S. Fitoterapia. Vademecum de prescripcion 4ºEd. Barcelona: Masson; 2003.
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