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Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: A Case Report

Ketlin Batista de Morais Mendes, Cristhenise Ragnini Silva, Bárbara Silvestre Vicentim, Thaís Rockenbach Gaona Lenzi, Gabriela Moreira Ferle, Vanessa Almeida Santos, Wà ⁄ lgner Farias da Silva, André Nazário de Oliveira, Antonio Solon Mendes Pereira

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Periodic Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Paralysis (PTHP) is a rare endocrinological complication characterized by hypokalemia, episodes of muscle weakness and thyrotoxic symptoms. The following is a case report of PHHP in a black patient diagnosed with hyperthyroidism during an episode of sudden and progressive weakness associated with hypokalemia. PHHP is often underdiagnosed and should be remembered as a diagnosis of acute muscle weakness in young patients, especially males, regardless of ethnicity, although it is frequent in Asians.

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Periodic Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Paralysis (PTHP) is a rare endocrinological complication characterized by hypokalemia, episodes of muscle weakness and thyrotoxic symptoms. The following is a case report of PHHP in a black patient diagnosed with hyperthyroidism during an episode of sudden and progressive weakness associated with hypokalemia. PHHP is often underdiagnosed and should be remembered as a diagnosis of acute muscle weakness in young patients, especially males, regardless of ethnicity, although it is frequent in Asians.

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Periodic Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Paralysis (PTHP) is a rare endocrinological complication characterized by hypokalemia, episodes of muscle weakness and thyrotoxic symptoms. The following is a case report of PHHP in a black patient diagnosed with hyperthyroidism during an episode of sudden and progressive weakness associated with hypokalemia. PHHP is often underdiagnosed and should be remembered as a diagnosis of acute muscle weakness in young patients, especially males, regardless of ethnicity, although it is frequent in Asians.

Key concepts: Hypokalemia, Medicine, Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, Hypokalemic periodic paralysis, Weakness, Muscle weakness, Pediatrics, Paralysis

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