Thyrotoxic hypokalaemic paralysis in a pregnant Afro-Caribbean woman. A case report and review of the literature

Iheonunekwu, N. C; Ibrahim, T. M; Davies, D; Pickering, K

Iheonunekwu, N. C; Ibrahim, T. M; Davies, D; Pickering, K.

Iheonunekwu, N. C; Peebles Hospital.
Ibrahim, T. M; Peebles Hospital.
Davies, D; Peebles Hospital.
Pickering, K; Peebles Hospital.

West Indian med. j ; 53(1): 47-49, Jan. 2004.

Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-410562

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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

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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

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Paralysis / Pregnancy Complications / Thyrotoxicosis / Hypokalemia Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2004 Type: Article Affiliation country: Virgin Islands, British

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