title: Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a white man.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Woolery
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gharib
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000209:etiology*