HYPOKALEMIC RHABDOMYOLYSIS ASSOCIATED WITH LICORICE INGESTION - REPORT OF AN ATYPICAL CASE

We here present an unusual case of hypokaliemic rhabdomyolysis, charac terised by a sthenic deficit exclusively involving the distal muscles of the upper limbs and secondary to chronic glycyrrhizic acid intoxica tion, and by the absence of even ictal arterial hypertension. We discu ss the etiopathogenetic bases and the risks related to the development of this secondary hypokaliemic syndrome, also in relation to other co ncomitant risk factors such as prolonged physical exercise and exposur e to low temperatures.