1.
West Indian med. j
;
53(1): 47-49, Jan. 2004.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-410562
RESUMO
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
Assuntos
Humanos , Feminino , Gravidez , Adulto , Tireotoxicose , Complicações na Gravidez/diagnóstico , Hipopotassemia/etiologia , Paralisia/etiologia , Antitireóideos , Tireotoxicose , População Negra , Carbimazol/uso terapêutico , Complicações na Gravidez/tratamento farmacológico , Hipopotassemia/tratamento farmacológico , Potássio/uso terapêutico
2.
West Indian med. j
;
47(3): 113-114, Sept. 1998.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-473398
RESUMO
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.