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HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS OF THYROTOXIC ORIGIN
Author(s) -
McHUTCHISON J. G.,
MELICK R. A.,
WARK J. D.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1987.tb00092.x
Subject(s) - carbimazole , medicine , hypokalemic periodic paralysis , thyrotoxic periodic paralysis , paralysis , prednisolone , propranolol , pediatrics , periodic paralysis , antithyroid agent , anesthesia , surgery , graves' disease , thyroid
A 50‐year‐old Vietnamese man suffered recurrent episodes of hypokalemic periodic paralysis during treatment for thyrotoxicosis. Suspected precipitants of the paralysis were oral prednisolone, strenuous exertion and poor compliance with medications. Propranolol prevented the periodic paralysis. Control of the thyrotoxicosis was complicated by a florid skin reaction attributed to carbimazole, and was ultimately achieved using radioiodine.