• Bol Asoc Med P R · Apr 2011

    Review Case Reports

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

    • Jeisa Y Gómez-Torres, Wilfredo E Bravo-Llerena, Luis M Reyes-Ortiz, Rodrigo J Valderrábano-Wagner, Victor Mariano-Mejías, Héctor Brunet-Rodríguez, and Juan C Lemos-Ramírez.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ramón Ruiz Arnau University Hospital, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. jeisa10@hotmail.com
    • Bol Asoc Med P R. 2011 Apr 1; 103 (2): 67-74.

    AbstractWe 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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