Hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
Generalized motor weakness is a common complaint in the emergency department and has a wide differential diagnosis that includes both organic and infectious etiologies. We report the case of a previously healthy young man with symptoms of muscular paralysis and associated hypokalemia. The clinical presentation of hypokalemic periodic paralysis, its differential diagnosis, and pertinent physical findings are discussed.
D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010245:Paralyses, Familial Periodic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000086:Acetazolamide