Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Zainab Jalal¹, Asad Ullah^2, , Ladan Mohammadi¹ and Jeanne Spencer¹

¹Department of Family Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA

²Department of Internal Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA

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Zainab Jalal, Asad Ullah, Ladan Mohammadi and Jeanne Spencer. Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017; 5(2):48-49. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-5-2-7

Abstract

Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (THPP) is a sporadic form of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP), a rare disease which is manifested as painless muscle weakness in the presence of hyperthyroidism and hypokalemia. Our patient was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease and was started on antithyroid therapy. He presented few months later with upper and lower extremity weakness along with finding of hypokalemia in the background of hyperthyroidism. He was given potassium replacement therapy with resolution of symptoms.

Keywords

thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis, hyperthyroidism, hypokalemia, potassium replacement

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