Hypokalemic periodic paralysis with arrhythmia. A case report and review of literature.
Hypokalemic paralysis and/or arrhythmia must be treated cautiously and replacement therapy given slowly. The differential diagnosis should include familial periodic paralysis, an autosomal dominant disorder, which may present as hypokalemia, normokalemia, or hyperkalemia.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010245:Paralyses, Familial Periodic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011188:Potassium / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011188:Potassium