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Posaconazole-induced hypertension and hypokalemia due to inhibition of the 11β-hydroxylase enzyme
Posaconazole is an antifungal therapy reported to cause incident hypertension. Hypokalemia is also a known side effect. The combination of hypertension and hypokalemia suggests mineralocorticoid excess. We present the case of a 15-year-old adolescent male with hypertensive urgency while on prophylac...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165748/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30289132 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfx156 |