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ArticleClinical case reports2021

Recurrent, refractory hypokalemia as a diagnostic clue to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a patient with acute kidney injury and suspected Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Vishwanath Pattan, Ken C Chiu, Raynald Samoa

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Vishwanath PattanDivision of Endocrinology Wyoming Medical Center Casper WY USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7077-8331
Ken C ChiuDepartment of Clinical Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte CA USA.
Raynald SamoaDepartment of Clinical Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte CA USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When clinical presentation is atypical, especially in a non-Asian population, the finding of recurrent and refractory hypokalemia can serve as a key diagnostic clue for timely diagnoses and management of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. In suspected cases, complete thyroid laboratory panel should be measured so that T3 toxicosis is not missed.

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acute kidney injurydiagnostic clueGuillain‐Barre syndromerefractory hypokalemiarhabdomyolysisT3 toxicosistenofovir nephrotoxicitythyrotoxic periodic paralysis

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PMID34188930
PMCPMC8218316

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