[Des effets pervers d'une habitude apparemment anodine…]

Michaux, Lucienne;Lefebvre, Chantal;Coche, Edgard
(1993) La Revue de médecine interne — Vol. 14, n° 2, p. 121-122 (1993)

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  • Michaux, Lucienne
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  • Lefebvre, Chantal
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  • Coche, EdgardUCLouvain
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We report the case of a 47-year old woman with a long history of arterial hypertension. Because of a recent difficulty to control blood pressure values accompanied by hypokalaemia, a thorough investigation was performed, showing low renin and aldosterone blood levels and high urinary potassium levels. Repeated questionings revealed that the patient regulary consumed non-negligible quantities of liquorice-flavoured chewing-gum. The physiopathogenic mechanisms of action of liquorice are reviewed.
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Michaux, L., Lefebvre, C., & Coche, E. (1993). [Des effets pervers d’une habitude apparemment anodine…]. La Revue de médecine interne, 14(2), 121-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0248-8663(05)81264-0 (Original work published 1993)