Does hypokalemia contribute to acute kidney injury in chronic laxative abuse?

Prolonged hypokalemia from chronic laxative abuse is recognized as the cause of chronic tubulointerstitial disease, known as “hypokalemic nephropathy,” but it is not clear whether it contributes to acute kidney injury (AKI). A 42-year-old woman with a history of chronic kidney disease as a result of...

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Main Authors: Lee, Eun-Young, Yoon, Hyaejin, Yi, Joo-Hark, Jung, Woon-Yong, Han, Sang-Woong, Kim, Ho-Jung
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4570648/