Hypokalemic periodic paralysis: an unusual presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism
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Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis (PHPP) is a rare entity first described by Shakanowitch in 1882. Only a few cases of PHPP have been reported in Indian literature in adults(l). In children hypokalemic paralysis secondary to gastroenteritis and chronic renal disease is much more common than primary disease(2). We hereby report a case of PHPP in a child, successfully managed with acetazolam...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2349-2902,2349-3305
DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20182257