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Case Reports
. 1975 Jan;32(1):73-4.

Licorice-induced pseudoaldosteronism

L K Wash, J D Bernard
  • PMID: 1124783
Case Reports

Licorice-induced pseudoaldosteronism

L K Wash et al. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1975 Jan.

Abstract

Licorice ingestion as a cause of pseudoaldosteronism is discussed. The mechanism whereby licorice, when consumed in large quantities, exhibits the physiologic properties of aldosterone, is reviewed. A case report of a 51-year-old male hospitalized with hypertension and hypokalemia is presented with reports of laboratory findings which lead to the diagnosis of pseudoaldosteronism.

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