What are the effects of mineralocorticoid excess?
What are the effects of mineralocorticoid excess? Congenital apparent mineralocorticoid excess typically presents in childhood with hypertension, hypokalemia, low birth weight, failure to thrive, hypertension, polyuria and polydipsia, and poor growth. How does mineralocorticoid excess cause hypokalemia? Cortisol at high concentrations can cross-react and activate the mineralocorticoid receptor due to the non-selectivity of the receptor, […]