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SUN-496 A Challenging Diagnosis of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis (TPP) is a rare but potentially lethal manifestation of hyperthyroidism which is characterized by muscular weakness due to intracellular shift of potassium and subsequent hypokalemia. The muscular weakness may range from mild weakness to complete flaccid paralysis. It i...

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Autores principales: Mroueh, Gabriela, Chemitiganti, Ramachandra Rahul V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7207292/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.1006