A Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: "I Can't Move!"

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a form of hypokalemic periodic paralysis associated with hyperthyroidism. It is characterized by hypokalemia associated with acute proximal symmetrical lower limb weakness and can progress to involve all four limbs and the respiratory musculature. We present a...

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Autores principales: Basnet, Arjun, Goyal, Nitasha, Tiwari, Kripa, Kansakar, Sajog, Gautam, Sudarshan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9969901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36860235
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34301
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author Basnet, Arjun
Goyal, Nitasha
Tiwari, Kripa
Kansakar, Sajog
Gautam, Sudarshan
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description Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a form of hypokalemic periodic paralysis associated with hyperthyroidism. It is characterized by hypokalemia associated with acute proximal symmetrical lower limb weakness and can progress to involve all four limbs and the respiratory musculature. We present a case of a 27-year-old Asian male with recurrent attacks of weakness in all four extremities. A subsequent diagnosis of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis was made, which was secondary to a previously undiagnosed Grave’s disease. TPP should be a differential in a young male of Asian ethnicity who presents to the hospital with acute onset of paralysis.
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spelling pubmed-99699012023-02-28 A Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: "I Can't Move!" Basnet, Arjun Goyal, Nitasha Tiwari, Kripa Kansakar, Sajog Gautam, Sudarshan Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a form of hypokalemic periodic paralysis associated with hyperthyroidism. It is characterized by hypokalemia associated with acute proximal symmetrical lower limb weakness and can progress to involve all four limbs and the respiratory musculature. We present a case of a 27-year-old Asian male with recurrent attacks of weakness in all four extremities. A subsequent diagnosis of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis was made, which was secondary to a previously undiagnosed Grave’s disease. TPP should be a differential in a young male of Asian ethnicity who presents to the hospital with acute onset of paralysis. Cureus 2023-01-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9969901/ /pubmed/36860235 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34301 Text en Copyright © 2023, Basnet et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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