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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Presenting with Hypokalemia: A Case Report |Biomedgrid
Journal: American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research (Vol.9, No. 5)Publication Date: 2020-07-15
Authors : Zohair Al Aseri;
Page : 407-409
Keywords : Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis; Hypokalemic periodic paralysis; Hyperthyroidism; Potassium; Thyrotoxicosis;
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Abstract
Background: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), a serious complication of hyperthyroidism, is a common etiology of secondary hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP). In this study, we present a case report of a patient who presented to our ED with weakness and hypokalemia and was found to have severe hyperthyroidism.
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