[Respiratory arrest in an asthmatic girl treated with beta-2-mimetics and theophylline. Possible role of hypokalemia in sudden death in asthmatic patients].

: We report a case of respiratory arrest in a ten-year-old asthmatic girl under beta-2-agonists and theophylline. The possibility that hypokalemia plays a part in the sudden deaths seen in some asthmatic patients is discussed.