Acetazolamide-induced Muscle Weakness in Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis.
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Acetazolamide-induced muscle weakness in hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
A 46-year-old man with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP) and diabetes mellitus (DM) had worsened muscle weakness after acetazolamide (ACZ) treatment. During the paralytic episode, serum potassium levels were reduced, and serum chloride and insulin levels were increased. The data suggested proximal renal tubular acidosis due to ACZ. We determined arterial-venous concentrations of potassium...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.41.743