title: [Pseudo-Conn's syndrome due to intoxication with nonalcoholic pastis].
abstract: A case is reported in a patient who presented with hypertension and quadriparesis, both due to ingestion of a new beverage, non-alcoholic pastis (an anise-based aperitif), containing glycyrrhizinic acid. Consumers, especially if they are ex-alcoholics, diabetics or hypertensives, may develop potentially serious effects from hypermineralocorticism.
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D001628:Beverages / Q000506:poisoning*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000506:poisoning; D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000450:Aldosterone; D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Pseudo-syndrome de Conn par intoxication au pastis sans alcool.