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. 2011 Apr-Jun;103(2):67-74.

Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare but potentially fatal emergency: case report and literature review

Jeisa Y Gómez-Torres  1 , Wilfredo E Bravo-Llerena, Luis M Reyes-Ortiz, Rodrigo J Valderrábano-Wagner, Victor Mariano-Mejías, Héctor Brunet-Rodríguez, Juan C Lemos-Ramírez
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  • PMID: 22111475
Review

Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare but potentially fatal emergency: case report and literature review

Jeisa Y Gómez-Torres et al. Bol Asoc Med P R. 2011 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

We report a case of a 39 year-old Asian man in whom profound lower limb paralysis, along with severe hypokalemia and electrocardiographic changes, were the presenting features of Graves' disease (GD)-related thyrotoxicosis. Rapid recognition and management of the disorder were the key factors to avoid fatal hypokalemia-induced cardiac arrhythmias and promptly restore patient's capacity to ambulate.

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