Severe hypokalemic paralysis and rhabdomyolysis occurring after binge eating in a young bodybuilder
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Severe hypokalemic paralysis and rhabdomyolysis occurring after binge eating in a young bodybuilder: Case report: Erratum
RATIONALE Severe hypokalemia can be a potentially life-threatening disorder and is associated with variable degrees of skeletal muscle weakness. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of severe hypokalemic paralysis and rhabdomyolysis in a 28-year-old bodybuilder. He was admitted to the emergency room due to progressive paralysis in both lower extremities, which had begun 12 hours earlier. He was ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008251