title: Sjogren's syndrome presenting with hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
abstract: We report a rare case of a 38-year-old female who presented with sudden onset flaccid quadriplegia and respiratory arrest with no significant past clinical history. She was later found to have hypokalemia due to distal renal tubular acidosis and further diagnosed as case of Sjogrens Syndrome.
authors: Department of Medicine, Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai.
authors: Sumita
authors: S
authors: Agrawal
authors: Vishrant
authors: V
authors: Bharti
authors: Mayur N
authors: MN
authors: Jain
authors: Prashant D
authors: PD
authors: Purkar
authors: Avinash
authors: A
authors: Verma
authors: Alaka K
authors: AK
authors: Deshpande
mesh_terms: D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020514:Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D011239:Prednisolone