AI Article Synopsis
- Four women with severe systo-diastolic hypertension and low potassium levels were treated for conditions unresponsive to prior medication.
- All subjects had a history of regularly consuming liquorice-based products, which contributed to their hypertension and hypokalemia.
- After stopping liquorice consumption, potassium levels returned to normal within 6 to 15 days, while blood pressure and other health indicators stabilized more gradually.
Article Abstract
Four female subjects were admitted to our Department for a form of severe systo-diastolic hypertension, recalcitrant to previous anti-hypertensive treatment, accompanied by marked hypokalemia. Patients had a common history of the continuous use, for pleasure or medicinal purposes, of liquorice-based preparations. In all cases, suspension led to normalisation of kalemia in a period varying from six to fifteen days, while arterial pressure values and all other essential parameters examined (plasma reninic activity, aldosteronuria, etc.) recovered their balance more slowly.
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