title: [Rhabdomyolysis with major hypokalemia secondary to chronic glycyrrhizic acid ingestion].
abstract: Intoxication by glycyrrhizic acid is a well-known cause of the apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome. It causes hypokalemia by inhibiting the enzyme 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. We report a case of hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis secondary to chronic glycyrrhizic acid intoxication.
authors.affiliation: Unité de médecine interne, département de médecine, centre hospitalier de Valence, 179, boulevard du Maréchal-Juin, 26953 Valence cedex 9, France. t.zenone@ch-valence.fr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zenone
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Blanc
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006035:Glycyrrhiza / Q000009:adverse effects; D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid