Hypokaliemic rhabdomyolysis associated with liquorice ingestion: report of an atypical case.
We here present an unusual case of hypokaliemic rhabdomyolysis, characterised by a sthenic deficit exclusively involving the distal muscles of the upper limbs and secondary to chronic glycyrrhizic acid intoxication, and by the absence of even ictal arterial hypertension. We discuss the etiopathogenetic bases and the risks related to the development of this secondary hypokaliemic syndrome, also in relation to other concomitant risk factors such as prolonged physical exercise and exposure to low temperatures.
Barrella
M
M
Clinica Neurologica, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
Lauria
G
G
Quatrale
R
R
Paolino
E
E
D001132:Arm; D006035:Glycyrrhiza / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced*