[Hyperinsulinemia in thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis: 2 clinical cases].
Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is infrequent in white populations and its physiopathology is not well known. We report two white male patients (aged 25 and 29 years old) in whom hyperinsulinemia was documented during an episode of hypokalemic paralysis.
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Servicio de Medicina, Hospital San José, Santiago de Chile.
Contreras
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Aguirre
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Piraíno
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Andrade
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000209:etiology*; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications*
Hiperinsulinemia en parálisis periódica hipokalémica tirotóxica: 2 casos clínicos.