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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun 16;13(2):394-397.
doi: 10.1159/000516771. eCollection 2021 May-Aug.

Reversible Severe Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Praewchompoo Sathirapanya  1 , Komsai Suwanno  1 , Pornchai Sathirapanya  2
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Reversible Severe Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Praewchompoo Sathirapanya et al. Case Rep Neurol. .

Abstract

We report a case of reversible symptomatic rhabdomyolysis associated with thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis. The patient had neither past medical nor family history of either disorder. The presenting neurological symptoms and signs, serum potassium, and creatine kinase levels returned to normal without specific treatment. Based on previous case reports, we attributed the combination of the disorders to a mutation of the calcium-gated channel (CACN) gene and its related encoded proteins.

Keywords: Electrolytes; Endocrine gland; Ion channel gene; Rhabdomyolysis.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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