Acute kidney injury following hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis: complication of chronic heavy cola consumption in an adolescent boy

Kasap B., Soylu A., ÇETİN B. Ş., Camlar S. A., Turkmen M. A., Kavukcu S.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.169, no.1, pp.107-111, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 169 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00431-009-0975-3
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.107-111
  • Keywords: Acute kidney injury, Cola, Glycyrrhizin, Hypokalemia, Metabolic alkalosis, Rhabdomyolysis
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A 16-year-old boy presented with acute kidney injury (AKI) which was attributed to chronic heavy cola consumption. Habitual heavy cola ingestion might lead to hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis by its glycyrrhizin content. AKI has been described rarely in association with this clinical picture. It is important for physicians to keep heavy cola and other soft drink consumption in mind as a cause for hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis and AKI.