(1) I was able to rule out a pheochromocytoma and aldosteronism .(2) Large chronic doses of licorice may result in cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and pseudoprimary aldosteronism (including symptoms of hypertension, hypokalemia, and edema).(3) Glucose intolerance may occur in clinical conditions where there is severe hypokalaemia and a deficit in potassium balance such as primary or secondary aldosteronism or after prolonged treatment with diuretics.(4) Spironolactone has been the traditional treatment for primary aldosteronism .(5) In primary aldosteronism , your body produces too much of this hormone, causing you to retain sodium and lose potassium.