Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis With Hypokalemia: A Case Study

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare life-threatening condition most commonly seen in individuals between the ages of 20-40 years. It is most prevalent in Hispanic and Asian populations. Here we present a case report of a young male patient admitted to our facility with an acute onset of pa...

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Autores principales: Mebane, Nova B, Khan, Aisha, Bevinal, Manzoor, Davis, Erin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10361783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37485151
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40757
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description Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare life-threatening condition most commonly seen in individuals between the ages of 20-40 years. It is most prevalent in Hispanic and Asian populations. Here we present a case report of a young male patient admitted to our facility with an acute onset of paralysis. He was found to have new-onset hyperthyroidism and severe hypokalemia. TPP was exacerbated by the intake of a high-carbohydrate meal as well as a steroid injection within 24 hours of symptom onset.
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spelling pubmed-103617832023-07-22 Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis With Hypokalemia: A Case Study Mebane, Nova B Khan, Aisha Bevinal, Manzoor Davis, Erin Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare life-threatening condition most commonly seen in individuals between the ages of 20-40 years. It is most prevalent in Hispanic and Asian populations. Here we present a case report of a young male patient admitted to our facility with an acute onset of paralysis. He was found to have new-onset hyperthyroidism and severe hypokalemia. TPP was exacerbated by the intake of a high-carbohydrate meal as well as a steroid injection within 24 hours of symptom onset. Cureus 2023-06-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10361783/ /pubmed/37485151 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40757 Text en Copyright © 2023, Mebane et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis With Hypokalemia: A Case Study
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title_full Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis With Hypokalemia: A Case Study
title_fullStr Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis With Hypokalemia: A Case Study
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