VOLUME 4 , ISSUE 1 ( January-June, 2020 ) > List of Articles
Soni Kumar, Trilok C Guleria, Pratibha Himral, Santosh Kumar, Roshan Lal
Keywords : Hypokalemic periodic paralysis, Quadriplegia, Thyrotoxicosis,Hypokalemia
Citation Information : Kumar S, Guleria TC, Himral P, Kumar S, Lal R. Thyrotoxicosis Presenting First Time as Hypokalemic Paralysis: A Rare Case Report. Curr Trends Diagn Treat 2020; 4 (1):31-32.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10055-0086
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 28-09-2020
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2020; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.
Thyrotoxicosis has various clinical manifestations, ranging from its usual features to some rare presentations. Thyrotoxicosis presenting as acute quadriplegia is a very rare phenomenon and is attributed to hypokalemia. Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a known but rare manifestation, and a first presentation is relatively unknown in the past. Here, we present a case of middle-aged Asian male in whom thyrotoxicosis presented for the first time as hypokalemic paralysis.
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