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Hypertension in licorice abuse. A case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6884644     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe the case of a young woman affected by systemic high blood pressure, in whom the clinical history and laboratory data (hypokalaemia, low plasma renin activity and negligible aldosterone levels) were consistent with the hypothesis of liquorice-induced hypertension. After six months of abstinence from liquorice, all laboratory data returned to normal levels, but blood pressure remained elevated. This unusual persistence of liquorice-induced hypertension supports the hypothesis that liquorice facilitated the phenotypic development of a hypertensive state in a patient with a family history positive for that disease.
Authors:
P Cugini; R Gentile; A Zard; G Rocchi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Giornale italiano di cardiologia     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0046-5968     ISO Abbreviation:  G Ital Cardiol     Publication Date:  1983  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-10-28     Completed Date:  1983-10-28     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1270331     Medline TA:  G Ital Cardiol     Country:  ITALY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  126-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Glycyrrhiza*
Humans
Hypertension / chemically induced*
Middle Aged
Plants, Medicinal*

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