Licorice-induced hypermineralocorticoidism

N Engl J Med. 1991 Oct 24;325(17):1223-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199110243251706.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
  • Aged
  • Aldosterone / blood*
  • Desoxycorticosterone / blood
  • Foodborne Diseases / metabolism
  • Glycyrrhetinic Acid / urine
  • Glycyrrhiza*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Hydrocortisone / urine
  • Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Hypertension / etiology
  • Hypokalemia / etiology
  • Male
  • Mineralocorticoids / metabolism*
  • Plants, Medicinal*
  • Renin / blood*
  • Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / etiology

Substances

  • Mineralocorticoids
  • Desoxycorticosterone
  • Aldosterone
  • Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
  • Renin
  • Glycyrrhetinic Acid
  • Hydrocortisone