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Four cases of pseudohyperaldosteronism due to chronic ingestion of liquorice-containing laxatives are described. All patients had hypertension and hypokalemia with suppression of plasma renin activity and aldosterone; the diagnosis was based only on retrospective grounds. In patients with hypokalemia and hypertension a possibility of such a cause must be excluded to avoid unnecessary diagnostic procedures.
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Scali, M., Pratesi, C., Zennaro, M.C. et al. Pseudohyperaldosteronism from liquorice-containing laxatives. J Endocrinol Invest 13, 847–848 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349639
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349639