Recurrent thyrotoxic periodic paralysis with normokalemia in a 36‐year‐old man: A case report

Sara Seife Hassen; Mohamed Salih Ali; Adeel Khan; Areej Marwan Mohammed; Mohamed Altermanini; Dabia Hamad S. H. Al Mohanadi; Mohamed Zahid

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4849

Clinical Case Reports (Sep 2021)

Recurrent thyrotoxic periodic paralysis with normokalemia in a 36‐year‐old man: A case report

Sara Seife Hassen,
Mohamed Salih Ali,
Adeel Khan,
Areej Marwan Mohammed,
Mohamed Altermanini,
Dabia Hamad S. H. Al Mohanadi,
Mohamed Zahid

Affiliations

Sara Seife Hassen: Department of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar
Mohamed Salih Ali: Department of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar
Adeel Khan: Department of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar
Areej Marwan Mohammed: Department of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar
Mohamed Altermanini: Department of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar
Dabia Hamad S. H. Al Mohanadi: Department of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar
Mohamed Zahid: Department of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4849
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 9
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Among patients with thyrotoxicosis and proximal muscle weakness, some patients with TPP may present with apparent normokalemia in whom a careful administration of potassium may lead to rapid reversal of muscle weakness.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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