Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a white man.
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is an uncommon complication of hyperthyroidism. Hypokalemia, with associated flaccid paralysis, is the hallmark. Oriental men are most commonly affected. We have reported a case of TPP induced by Graves' disease in a white man with hypokalemia and hypophosphatemia. He was successfully treated with radioactive ablation and short-term administration of a beta blocker. The patient has remained asymptomatic for 12 months after treatment.
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000209:etiology*