产后患者食土癖导致低钾性四肢瘫。

Geophagia leading to hypokalemic quadriparesis in a postpartum patient.

作者信息

Trivedi T H, Daga G L, Yeolekar M E

机构信息

Medical Intensive Care Unit, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400 022.

出版信息

J Assoc Physicians India. 2005 Mar;53:205-7.

PMID:15926605

Abstract

Pica is an eating disorder associated with ingestion of variety of non-food substances. A postpartum patient who presented with acute flaccid quadriparesis was detected to have severe hypokalemia. After extensive investigations for cause of hypokalemia, history of geophagia (clay-eating) was obtained. Approach to hypokalemia and health hazards of pica are discussed.

摘要

异食癖是一种与摄入多种非食物物质相关的进食障碍。一名出现急性弛缓性四肢瘫的产后患者被检测出患有严重低钾血症。在对低钾血症的病因进行广泛调查后，了解到其有食土癖（吃黏土）的病史。本文讨论了低钾血症的处理方法及异食癖对健康的危害。