*University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Lusaka, Zambia. National Professional Officer – EPI Surveillance @ World Health Organization, Zambia. University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, University Teaching Hospital, Po box 50110, Lusaka. Copperbelt University, School of Medicine, Ndola Central Hospital, P/A, Ndola. Adjunct Professor wit...

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...

Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis is one form of Periodic Paralysis, a rare group of disorders that can cause of sudden onset weakness. A case of a 29 year old male is presented here. The patient presented with sudden onset paralysis of his extremities. Laboratory evaluation revealed a markedly low potassium level. The patient's paralysis resolved upon repletion of his low potassium and he was dis...