ABSTRACT
La parálisis periódica hipocalémica es una entidad poco frecuente, con un aparente rasgo genético, que reconoce una variada lista etiológica, dependiendo de las mismas la terapéutica a instaurar. Debido a la gravedad de la presentación clínica y a la restitución ad integrum luego del adecuado tratamiento del desorden electrolítico, es que se presentan los siguientes casos para su discusión.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adult , Middle Aged , Hypokalemia/diagnosis , Hypokalemia/metabolism , Paralyses, Familial Periodic/etiology , Paralyses, Familial Periodic/genetics , Paralyses, Familial Periodic/therapy , Acetazolamide/therapeutic use , Hyperthyroidism , Muscle Weakness/etiologyABSTRACT
A case of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis occurring in a Black Jamaican male patient is described. Diagnosis is based on history and confirmed by evaluation of serum electrolyte during attacks and thyroid function studies. The physiopathology, associations, therapy and prognosis are discussed. It is important that clinicians recognise the condition as all forms of periodic paralysis are amenable to treatment, and progressive weakness can be prevented or even reversed.