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[Edema caused by diuretic abuse]
F Rodríguez Vidigal1, N R Robles, E Sánchez Casado
1Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz.
Anales De Medicina Interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984)
|July 1, 1994
Abstract:
We present the case of an "idiopathic" edema induced by the chronic use of diuretics in a 44-years-old patient. The patient showed a significant secondary hyperaldosteronism which have been erroneousley labelled as primary in previous studies. The pathogenicity of the idiopathic edema and its relation to diuretic abuse are discussed.