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A life-threatening case of pseudo-aldosteronism secondary to excessive liquorice ingestion
BACKGROUND: Liquorice is found in many food products, soft drinks, and herbal medicines. Liquorice ingestion is an uncommon cause of apparent mineralocorticoid excess or pseudo-aldosteronism. The mechanism involves the inhibition of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-2 by the active ingredien...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8349066/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34362360 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00816-4 |