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Mineralocorticoid hypertension and hypokalaemia induced by posaconazole

We describe severe hypokalaemia and hypertension due to a mineralocorticoid effect in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome taking posaconazole as antifungal prophylaxis. Two distinct mechanisms due to posaconazole are identified: inhibition of 11β hydroxylase leading to the accumulation of the mi...

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Autores principales: Boughton, Charlotte, Taylor, David, Ghataore, Lea, Taylor, Norman, Whitelaw, Benjamin C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5813713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29472988
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-17-0157