title: A case of periodic hypokalemic paralysis in a patient with celiac disease.
abstract: A 4-year-old male child presented with recurrent episodes of diarrhoea for 6-months, each episode associated with weakness of all four limbs and documented hypokalemia who on examination had some pallor, short stature, flaccid quadriparesis with absent DTR. The patient responded clinically and biochemically to potassium supplement. TTG and Intestinal biopsy confirmed celiac disease. Patient was put on gluten free diet and patient is doing well with no recurrence. We present a case of Recurrent hypokalemic paralysis with previously unsuspected celiac disease who was not in celiac crisis.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Deprtment of Paediatrics, Safdarjung Hospital and VMMC , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Amitabh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.affiliation: Specialist, Department of Paediatrics, Safdarjung Hospital and VMMC , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Pradeep K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Debata
keywords: Celiac disease; Flaccid quadriparesis; HPP