Acute adrenal crisis and hypercalcemia in a patient assuming high liquorice doses

Minerva Medica

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-94

  Isaia, G C ^a,b   Pellissetto, C ^a   Ravazzoli, M ^a   Tamone, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Hyperaldosteronism; Hypercalcemia

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERTENSION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; ALKALOSIS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; IMIDAZOLES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 42049108393     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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