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Case Reports
. 1983 Mar 15;61(6):303-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF01497780.

Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria due to licorice ingestion and diuretic treatment

H T Heidemann, E Kreuzfelder
Case Reports

Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria due to licorice ingestion and diuretic treatment

H T Heidemann et al. Klin Wochenschr. .

Abstract

A 54-year-old man was admitted to hospital with acute rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria due to hypokalemia. The hypokalemia was due to chronic licorice ingestion and diuretic treatment. The myoglobinemia led to a glomerulopathy and tubulopathy. There was, however, no clinical evidence of acute renal failure (ARF). We propose that the volume expansion caused by the steroid-like actions of licorice might have prevented the development of an ARF.

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