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<language>eng</language>
<publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
<journalTitle>American Journal of Medical Case Reports</journalTitle>
<eissn>2374-216X</eissn>
<publicationDate>2017-03-07</publicationDate>
<volume>5</volume>
<issue>2</issue>
<startPage>48</startPage>
<endPage>49</endPage>
<doi>10.12691/ajmcr-5-2-7</doi>
<publisherRecordId>AJMCR2017527</publisherRecordId>
<documentType>article</documentType>
<title language="eng">Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis</title>
<authors>
<author>
<name>Zainab Jalal</name>
<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
</author>
<author>
<name>Asad Ullah</name>
<email>asad-86@live.com</email>
<affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
</author>
<author>
<name>Ladan Mohammadi</name>
<affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
</author>
<author>
<name>Jeanne Spencer</name>
<affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
</author>

</authors>
<affiliationsList>
<affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Family Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA</affiliationName>
<affiliationName affiliationId="2">Department of Internal Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA</affiliationName>


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<abstract language="eng">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.</abstract>
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<keywords language="eng"><keyword>thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis</keyword>
<keyword>hyperthyroidism</keyword>
<keyword>hypokalemia</keyword>
<keyword>potassium replacement</keyword>
</keywords>
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