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This review discusses the biological properties of 18β‐glycyrrhetinic acid derived from licorice root, highlighting its potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial benefits in treating dermatological disorders, and reports no new experimental results.

In this study, a 37-year-old female with resistant hypertension and signs of Cushing's syndrome and primary aldosteronism was found to have normal cortisol levels but high levels of cortisol and aldosterone via adrenal venous sampling, leading to a diagnosis confirmed by right adrenalectomy.

This study presents a 63-year-old man with uncontrolled hypertension and facial hair who was diagnosed with adrenocortical adenoma, and whose blood pressure improved post-surgery.

In this case report, a 14-year-old cat was diagnosed with both hyperaldosteronism and hyperprogesteronism linked to a large adrenal tumor, highlighting the importance for clinicians to consider these concurrent conditions in similar cases.

This study suggests that elevated aldosterone may contribute to androgenic alopecia development and its association with higher hypertension prevalence, emphasizing the importance of blood pressure screening in affected patients.