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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Autores principales: Jung, Se Yong, Song, Kyung Chul, Shin, Jae Il, Chae, Hyun Wook, Kim, Ho-Seong, Kwon, Ah Reum
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2014
Materias:
Case Report
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

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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

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