Abstract

PINZON, ALEJANDRO  and  VASQUEZ, NELSON. THYROTOXIC HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS. rev.fac.med [online]. 2014, vol.22, n.1, pp.68-72. ISSN 0121-5256.

Thyrotoxic hypokalemic paralysis was considered an exclusive disease of Asia, but migration has allowed genetic transmission of the condition to Latin America. The entity appears more frequently in men and is related to alterations potassium's transport, associated with increased circulating thyroid hormones. Literature review conducted illustrating the case of 29 years old man with Graves' disease, hypokalemic paralysis and respiratory failure.

Keywords : hyperthyroidism; hypokalemia; periodic paralysis.

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