Thyrotoxic hypokalaemic paralysis in a pregnant Afro-Caribbean woman. A case report and review of the literature.
This paper reports the case of a 21-year-old Afro-Caribbean pregnant woman with hyperthyroidism and hypokalaemic quadriparesis and reviews the literature on the topic. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a very rare condition in the Caribbean. This case reminds West Indian physicians to consider this rare condition in any patient that presents with paralysis.
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Peebles Hospital, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, West Indies. nelchuks@yahoo.com
Ibrahim
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Davies
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Pickering
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D000328:Adult; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044383:Black People; D002231:Carbimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D002231:Carbimazole; D011188:Potassium