[Rhabdomyolysis with major hypokalemia secondary to chronic glycyrrhizic acid ingestion]. / Rhabdomyolyse liée à une hypokaliémie profonde par intoxication chronique à la glycyrrhizine.

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.