A Case of 36-Year-Old Man with Normokalemic Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis / 대한갑상선학회지
Journal of Korean Thyroid Association
;
: 123-126, 2011.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-151703
ABSTRACT
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is not a rare complication of hyperthyroidism in Asian people, but the cases of paralysis with normal serum potassium levels are very rare. A 36-year-old Korean man who had been diagnosed with Graves' disease had experienced recurrent paralysis for 9 months in spite of normokalemia. We measured the patient's serum potassium levels nine times at the time of paralysis. All measurements fell in the range 3.3~4.7 mmol/L. We treated the patient with methimazole, Lugol's solution, beta-blockers, and radioactive iodine. Thyroid function was normalized after anti-thyroid treatment and then no further paralytic attacks have occurred.
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Main subject:
Paralysis
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Potassium
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyrotoxicosis
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Graves Disease
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Asian People
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Hyperthyroidism
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Iodides
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Iodine
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Methimazole
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Thyroid Association
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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