Profound muscle weakness and hypokalemia due to clay ingestion.
Abstract
We have presented the case of a 43-year-old woman with severe myositis due to clay
ingestion and hypokalemia. EMG studies revealed a pattern consistent with myositis,
and muscle biopsy showed a nonspecific diffuse myositis. The clay was shown to act
as a potassium binder. With potassium replacement and discontinuance of clay ingestion,
the symptoms and signs abated and laboratory values returned to normal.
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10.1097/00007611-198802000-00033Publication Info
(1988). Profound muscle weakness and hypokalemia due to clay ingestion. Southern medical journal, 81(2). pp. 272-274. 10.1097/00007611-198802000-00033. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/26218.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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