Parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: Caso clínico

Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is characterized by attacks of generalized weakness associated to hypokalemia in patients with hyperthyroidism. We report a 25-year-old man with a history of spontaneously relapsing episodes of muscular weakness, who consulted for a rapidly evolving upper an...

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Autores principales: FRANTCHEZ,VICTORIA, VALIÑO,JOSÉ, CARRACELAS,ANALÍA, DUFRECHOU,CARLOS
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Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2010
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720100012000132011-01-27Parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: Caso clínicoFRANTCHEZ,VICTORIAVALIÑO,JOSÉCARRACELAS,ANALÍADUFRECHOU,CARLOS Hypokalemia Hypokalemic periodic paralysis Thyrotoxicosis Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is characterized by attacks of generalized weakness associated to hypokalemia in patients with hyperthyroidism. We report a 25-year-old man with a history of spontaneously relapsing episodes of muscular weakness, who consulted for a rapidly evolving upper and lower limb paresis. Hypokalemia associated to a primary hyperthyroidism was detected. Treatment with antithyroid Drugs and potassium supplementation reverted symptoms and the episodes of acute muscular weakness did not reappear.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.138 n.11 20102010-11-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001200013es10.4067/S0034-98872010001200013
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Hypokalemia
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Thyrotoxicosis
spellingShingle Hypokalemia
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Thyrotoxicosis
FRANTCHEZ,VICTORIA
VALIÑO,JOSÉ
CARRACELAS,ANALÍA
DUFRECHOU,CARLOS
Parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: Caso clínico
description Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is characterized by attacks of generalized weakness associated to hypokalemia in patients with hyperthyroidism. We report a 25-year-old man with a history of spontaneously relapsing episodes of muscular weakness, who consulted for a rapidly evolving upper and lower limb paresis. Hypokalemia associated to a primary hyperthyroidism was detected. Treatment with antithyroid Drugs and potassium supplementation reverted symptoms and the episodes of acute muscular weakness did not reappear.
author FRANTCHEZ,VICTORIA
VALIÑO,JOSÉ
CARRACELAS,ANALÍA
DUFRECHOU,CARLOS
author_facet FRANTCHEZ,VICTORIA
VALIÑO,JOSÉ
CARRACELAS,ANALÍA
DUFRECHOU,CARLOS
author_sort FRANTCHEZ,VICTORIA
title Parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: Caso clínico
title_short Parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: Caso clínico
title_full Parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: Caso clínico
title_fullStr Parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: Caso clínico
title_full_unstemmed Parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: Caso clínico
title_sort parálisis periódica hipopotasémica tirotóxica: caso clínico
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2010
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