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Case Report on Carbidopa-Levodopa induced Hypokalemia.

Hypokalemia is defined as a serum potassium concentration of less than 3.5 mEq/L. This is one of the most commonly encountered & a potentially life-threatening electrolyte abnormality in clinical practice that may be iatrogenically induced. Hereby we report a case of Levodopa induced hypokalemia in a 73 year old female patient with Parkinson’s disease. She symptomatically improved after intravenous Potassium and Magnesium correction. Clinicians who prescribe L-dopa/Carbidopa should be mindful of the potential for precipitating the kaliuretic effect of the drug causing electrolyte imbalances, especially in elderly patients.

Author(s):

Saerah Simon1*, Krupa Saji1, Joseph John2

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