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A case of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis as initial manifestation of Graves' disease in a 16-year-old Korean adolescent
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare complication of hyperthyroidism, with recurrent muscle paralysis and hypokalemia that are caused by an intracellular shift of potassium. TPP is relatively common in Asian males, but is extremely rare in children and adolescents, even for those of Asian d...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4208265/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25346923 http://dx.doi.org/10.6065/apem.2014.19.3.169 |