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Steroid-induced hypokalemic periodic paralysis: a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) is a rare channelopathy characterized by episodic attacks of acute muscle weakness concomitant with hypokalemia. The etiology of hypokalemia is the shift of potassium into the cells, and the clinical symptoms resolve when potassium starts to leak back...

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Autores principales: Tai, Haw-Ting, Lee, Po-Tsang, Ou, Shih-Hsiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36964512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03131-3