Hyperthyroid hypokalemic periodic paralysis
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Hyperthyroid hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Hyperthyroid periodic paralysis (HPP) is a rare life threatening complication of hyperthyroidism commonly occurring in young Asian males but sporadically found in other races. It is characterised by hypokalemia and acute onset paraparesis with prevalence of one in one hundred thousand (1 in 100000). The symptoms resolve promptly with potassium supplementation. Nonselective beta blockers like pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 1969
ISSN: 1681-715X
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.324.11006