Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in an African male: a case report

Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare manifestation of thyrotoxicosis and is rarely reported in non-Asian populations. A 26-year-old Ethiopian male who presented with recurrent flaccid tetraparesis, hypokalemia, and hyperthyroidism is reported here. Thyroid function should be routinely...

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Autores principales: Belayneh, Dereje K, Kellerth, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25767707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.165
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description Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare manifestation of thyrotoxicosis and is rarely reported in non-Asian populations. A 26-year-old Ethiopian male who presented with recurrent flaccid tetraparesis, hypokalemia, and hyperthyroidism is reported here. Thyroid function should be routinely checked in patients with acute or recurrent hypokalemic paralysis.
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spelling pubmed-43523632015-03-12 Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in an African male: a case report Belayneh, Dereje K Kellerth, Thomas Clin Case Rep Case Reports Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare manifestation of thyrotoxicosis and is rarely reported in non-Asian populations. A 26-year-old Ethiopian male who presented with recurrent flaccid tetraparesis, hypokalemia, and hyperthyroidism is reported here. Thyroid function should be routinely checked in patients with acute or recurrent hypokalemic paralysis. BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015-02 2014-11-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4352363/ /pubmed/25767707 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.165 Text en © 2014 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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title_fullStr Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in an African male: a case report
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title_short Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in an African male: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352363/
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