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Periodic Drop Thumb, Hypokalemia and Adrenal Adenoma
OBJECTIVE: To report an unusual involvement of focal distal muscles but not proximal muscles in a patient with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP). CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A middle-aged woman presented with episodic weakness of the bilateral thumbs lasting for 2 years. Hypokalemi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586823/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23899956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000351573 |
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author | Chui, Chi Chen, Wei-Hsi Yin, Hsin-Ling |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To report an unusual involvement of focal distal muscles but not proximal muscles in a patient with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP). CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A middle-aged woman presented with episodic weakness of the bilateral thumbs lasting for 2 years. Hypokalemia and a left adrenal mass were subsequently found. Her weakness subsided after surgical removal of the adrenal mass, which was pathologically proven to be an adrenal adenoma. CONCLUSION: The findings for this patient should alert physicians to consider focal distal motor paresis due to hypoPP. A preexisting occult trauma may predispose to paralysis at an atypical location in secondary hypoPP. |
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spelling | pubmed-55868232017-11-01 Periodic Drop Thumb, Hypokalemia and Adrenal Adenoma Chui, Chi Chen, Wei-Hsi Yin, Hsin-Ling Med Princ Pract Case Report OBJECTIVE: To report an unusual involvement of focal distal muscles but not proximal muscles in a patient with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP). CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A middle-aged woman presented with episodic weakness of the bilateral thumbs lasting for 2 years. Hypokalemia and a left adrenal mass were subsequently found. Her weakness subsided after surgical removal of the adrenal mass, which was pathologically proven to be an adrenal adenoma. CONCLUSION: The findings for this patient should alert physicians to consider focal distal motor paresis due to hypoPP. A preexisting occult trauma may predispose to paralysis at an atypical location in secondary hypoPP. S. Karger AG 2013-12 2013-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5586823/ /pubmed/23899956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000351573 Text en Copyright © 2013 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC) (www.karger.com/OA-license), applicable to the online version of the article only. Distribution permitted for non-commercial purposes only. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Chui, Chi Chen, Wei-Hsi Yin, Hsin-Ling Periodic Drop Thumb, Hypokalemia and Adrenal Adenoma |
title | Periodic Drop Thumb, Hypokalemia and Adrenal Adenoma |
title_full | Periodic Drop Thumb, Hypokalemia and Adrenal Adenoma |
title_fullStr | Periodic Drop Thumb, Hypokalemia and Adrenal Adenoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Periodic Drop Thumb, Hypokalemia and Adrenal Adenoma |
title_short | Periodic Drop Thumb, Hypokalemia and Adrenal Adenoma |
title_sort | periodic drop thumb, hypokalemia and adrenal adenoma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586823/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23899956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000351573 |
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