What do you know about aldosteronism?
Aldosterone is an electrolyte-regulating hormone secreted by the globus pallidus of the adrenal cortex. Excessive secretion of this hormone can cause a clinical syndrome, which was first reported by Conn…
Category: Hyperaldosteronism
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The secret of Liddle syndrome you must not know
The disease is a rare autosomal dominant disorder. 1959 Ross reported the first case of a 13-year-old boy with hypertension and hypokalemia, suspected to be primary aldosteronism, but with very…