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Hypokalemic paralysis due to thyrotoxicosis accompanied by Gitelman's syndrome

A 35-year-old male patient was admitted with fatigue and muscle weakness. He had been on methimazole due to thyrotoxicosis for 2 weeks. Laboratory tests showed overt hyperthyroidism and hypokalemia. Potassium replacement was started with an initial diagnosis of thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paraly...

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Autores principales: Baldane, S., Ipekci, S. H., Celik, S., Gundogdu, A., Kebapcilar, L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25838649
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.140719