1.
West Indian med. j
;
53(1): 47-49, Jan. 2004.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-410562
ABSTRACT
This paper reports the case of a 21-year-old Afro-Caribbean pregnant woman with hyperthyroidism and hypokalaemic quadriparesis and reviews the literature on the topic. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a very rare condition in the Caribbean. This case reminds West Indian physicians to consider this rare condition in any patient that presents with paralysis
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Pregnancy , Adult , Thyrotoxicosis , Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis , Hypokalemia/etiology , Paralysis/etiology , Antithyroid Agents , Thyrotoxicosis , Black People , Carbimazole/therapeutic use , Pregnancy Complications/drug therapy , Hypokalemia/drug therapy , Potassium/therapeutic use
2.
West Indian med. j
;
47(3): 113-114, Sept. 1998.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-473398
ABSTRACT
Tubo-ovarian abscess usually results from ascending infection of the lower genital tract. In a few cases it can occur as a result of direct contamination at the time of tubal sterilization. We describe a case that presented seven years after post partum tubal sterilization, showing both acute and chronic components.