Open AccessA Case of Periodic Hypokalemic Paralysis in a Patient with Celiac Disease
Author(s) -
Amitabh Ranjan,
Pradeep Debata
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8372.4483
Subject(s) - medicine , pallor , short stature , hypokalemia , pediatrics , weakness , paralysis , disease , hypokalemic periodic paralysis , biopsy , surgery
A 4-year-old male child presented with recurrent episodes of diarrhoea for 6-months, each episode associated with weakness of all four limbs and documented hypokalemia who on examination had some pallor, short stature, flaccid quadriparesis with absent DTR. The patient responded clinically and biochemically to potassium supplement. TTG and Intestinal biopsy confirmed celiac disease. Patient was put on gluten free diet and patient is doing well with no recurrence. We present a case of Recurrent hypokalemic paralysis with previously unsuspected celiac disease who was not in celiac crisis.