Abstract
DUTCH children and adults may ingest large quantities of the candy licorice and become hypertensive, with profound salt and water retention and edema formation.1 2 3 Though moderate degrees of hypertension with a diastolic blood pressure of 110 mm Hg are frequently observed with licorice ingestion,4 this is the first report of severe hypertension reversible with cessation of ingestion.Case ReportA 20-year-old single woman was first examined at another hospital for severe unexplained headaches, fatigue and hypertension (blood pressure of 220/140). She was extensively studied for the hypertension, and even a surgical exploration of both kidneys for suspected renal-artery stenosis, suggested . . .
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