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Pseudohyperaldosteronism due to Mumijo Consumption in Pregnancy

Pseudohyperaldosteronism due to mumijo consumption during pregnancy: a licorice-like syndrome

Konstantinos Stavropoulosa 2 Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Hospital General Hippokration, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Alexandros Sotiriadisb 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Dimitrios Patouliasa 2 Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Hospital General Hippokration, Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Konstantinos Imprialosa 2 Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Hospital General Hippokration, Thessaloniki, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0379-0522
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Roxani Dampalib 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Vasileios Athyrosa 2 Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Hospital General Hippokration, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Konstantinos Dinasb 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Pages 1019-1021 | Received 11 Mar 2018, Accepted 21 May 2018, Published online: 22 Jun 2018

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