title: Acute muscle weakness owing to severe hypokalaemia resulting from dietary insufficiency: case report.
abstract: Acute muscle weakness with severe hypokalaemia is not uncommon in adults but is rare in children. An 11-month-old girl presented with hypokalaemic paralysis following a 1-month insufficiency of dietary potassium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Yaumatei, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Man-Ting
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Soo
authors.forename: Tsui-Hang
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Daniel Kwok-Keung
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011191:Potassium Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D017419:Potassium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D017419:Potassium, Dietary