Open AccessEtiological search and epidemiological profile in patients presenting with hypokalemic paresis: An observational study
Author(s) -
Shinjan Patra,
Partha Pratim Chakraborty,
Swarnendu Biswas,
Himanshu Barman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_633_17
Subject(s) - hypokalemia , medicine , hypokalemic periodic paralysis , etiology , distal renal tubular acidosis , plasma renin activity , gastroenterology , population , pediatrics , urinary system , blood pressure , renin–angiotensin system , environmental health
Hypokalemia is associated with increased morbidity and at times mortality. "Hypokalemic paralysis", particularly if recurrent, has often been considered synonymous with "hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP)"; however, diseases such as Gitelman syndrome (GS), Bartter syndrome (BS), and renal tubular acidosis (RTA) can have identical presentation. We have tried to explore the etiological spectrum along with epidemiological and certain clinical, biochemical, and electrophysiological features in patients with hypokalemic paralysis.