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Periodic swelling or bloating that occurs in women while they are standing but disappears when they lie down. Abnormal increase in aldosterone hormone may be the reason for this kind of postural changes.<ref name="pmid3023428">{{cite journal |author=Kuchel O, Bolté E, Chrétien M, ''et al.'' |title=Cyclical edema and hypokalemia due to occult episodic hypercorticism |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=64 |issue=1 |pages=170–4 |year=1987 |month=January |pmid=3023428 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 03:51, 16 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Periodic swelling or bloating that occurs in women while they are standing but disappears when they lie down. Abnormal increase in aldosterone hormone may be the reason for this kind of postural changes.[1]