A Case of Pseudoaldosteronism that Occurred in 63-year-old Woman for the First Time After 3-year Administration of Tokishigyakukagoshuyushokyoto
10.3937/kampomed.67.72
- VernacularTitle:当帰四逆加呉茱萸生姜湯を3年間服用し63歳になって初めて偽アルドステロン症を発症した1例
- Author:
Naoki MANTANI
;
Hiroshi OKA
;
Taeko WATANABE
;
Ayao SUZUKI
;
Motoko AYABE
;
Mayumi SUZUKI
;
Hiroshi KAMIYAMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pseudoaldosteronism;
glycyrrhiza;
age;
administration period
- From:Kampo Medicine
2016;67(1):72-74
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
A 47-year-old woman visited our clinic, and thereafter she had taken various Kampo medicines until she turned 58 years old. She took each medicine, containing 1-3.5 g/day of glycyrrhiza, for one or two months. Hypertension or edema was not observed in those days. From the age of 60, she took 7.5 g of tokishigyakukagoshuyushokyoto, containing 2 g of glycyrrhiza, day after day. Hypertension or edema was not observed for 35 months. However, when she was 63 years old, pseudoaldosteronism with headache, hypertension, edema,and hypopotassemia was observed for the first time. This case suggests that administration period or patient's age influences the development of pseudoaldosteronism.
