Case Report: Recurrent hypokalemic periodic paralysis associated with distal renal tubular acidosis (type 1) and hypothyroidism secondary to Hashimoto´s thyroiditis.
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.15662.2
Abstract: Background: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoKPP) is characterized by transient episodes of flaccid muscle weakness. We describe the case of a teenaged boy with HypoKPP and hyperthyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis with initial manifestation of renal… read more here.
Keywords: case; tubular acidosis; renal tubular; hypokalemic periodic ... See more keywords
Rhabdomyolysis following severe hypokalemia caused by familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis
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DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i2.56
Abstract: Rhabdomyolysis continues to appear with increasing frequency and represents a medical emergency requiring rapid appropriate treatment. One of the unusual causes of nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis is hypokalemic periodic paralysis without secondary causes. Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis… read more here.
Keywords: periodic paralysis; severe hypokalemia; rhabdomyolysis; familial hypokalemic ... See more keywords
[Hypokalemic periodic paralysis: a systematic review of published case reports].
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DOI: 10.33588/rn.7109.2020377
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a neuromuscular disease characterized by a combination of flaccid paralysis episodes (or muscular weakness) that are related to low levels of potassium in blood. As a consequence of its low… read more here.
Keywords: periodic paralysis; paralysis systematic; systematic review; hypokalemic periodic ... See more keywords
A rare case of cephalexin-induced acute interstitial nephritis with hypokalemic periodic paralysis
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DOI: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_532_19
Abstract: Drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is often encountered in clinical practice. Cephalexin is a first-generation cephalosporin with antimicrobial sensitivity ranging from Gram-positive to Gram-negative organisms. Cephalexin-induced AIN presenting with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) has been… read more here.
Keywords: cephalexin induced; cephalexin; interstitial nephritis; acute interstitial ... See more keywords