Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report
ABSTRACT We present a 71‐year‐old man admitted to the intensive care unit with severe hypokalemia after ingesting licorice‐containing confectionary over 6 weeks. Excess consumption of licorice with its active metabolite glycyrrhizic acid may precipitate pseudohyperaldosteronism with life‐threatening...
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| description | ABSTRACT We present a 71‐year‐old man admitted to the intensive care unit with severe hypokalemia after ingesting licorice‐containing confectionary over 6 weeks. Excess consumption of licorice with its active metabolite glycyrrhizic acid may precipitate pseudohyperaldosteronism with life‐threatening hypokalemia. Public awareness and measures such as warning labels are needed to warn against excessive consumption. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c1dfe691fa774ef19cf913c06971724e2025-01-24T05:08:46ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70005Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case ReportDavid D. Je0Yong Mong Tan1Gradon Fuller2Parul Nigam3Townsville Hospital and Health Service Townsville Queensland AustraliaTownsville Hospital and Health Service Townsville Queensland AustraliaTownsville Hospital and Health Service Townsville Queensland AustraliaTownsville Hospital and Health Service Townsville Queensland AustraliaABSTRACT We present a 71‐year‐old man admitted to the intensive care unit with severe hypokalemia after ingesting licorice‐containing confectionary over 6 weeks. Excess consumption of licorice with its active metabolite glycyrrhizic acid may precipitate pseudohyperaldosteronism with life‐threatening hypokalemia. Public awareness and measures such as warning labels are needed to warn against excessive consumption.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70005 |
| spellingShingle | David D. Je Yong Mong Tan Gradon Fuller Parul Nigam Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report Clinical Case Reports |
| title | Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report |
| title_full | Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report |
| title_short | Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report |
| title_sort | licorice induced pseudohyperaldosteronism a case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70005 |
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