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[Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis. A case report].
Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is an uncommon complication of thyrotoxicosis, characterized by attacks of generalized muscular weakness associated with hypokalemia in patients with hyperthyroidism, most frequently with Graves-Basedow disease. Treatment with antithyroid drugs and potassium supplements reversed the symptoms and the episodes of acute muscular weakness did not reappear.
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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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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare and dramatic complication of hyperthyroidism. This series summarizes the clinical and metabolic features of 10 patients who presented to the Western and Sunshine hospitals in Melbourne, Australia, between 1997 and 2002 with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP). TPP classically presents with proximal lower-limb weakness in the setting of a low potassium le...
متن کامل[Hypokalemic periodic paralysis. A case report].
Periodic paralysis is a rare disorder that causes episodes of severe muscle weakness that can be confused with other diseases, including epilepsy or myasthenia gravis. Hyperkalemic and hypokalemic paralysis are included within these diseases, the latter being divided into periodic paralysis (familial, thyrotoxic or sporadic) and non-periodic paralysis. In this regard, we present a case of famil...
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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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Kartal Training and Research Hospital
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1302-485X
DOI: 10.5505/jkartaltr.2014.74755