Hypokalaemia with paralysis: don't forget the thyroid.
The authors report the case of a 33-year-old Italian man who had three episodes of hypokalaemia with paralysis linked to hyperthyroidism. Because of its low prevalence in western populations, the diagnosis of thyrotoxic hypokalaemic periodic paralysis can be easily missed in non-Asian countries.
Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Catalano
Graziella
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Caridi
Maria Concetta
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Postorino
Giuseppe
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Enia
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*