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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Severe Life-Threatening Hypokalemia Primarily Presented With Isolated Paralysis: Case Series From Ethiopia.

Getasew Kassaw Alemu, Seid Arage Asfaw, Lisanne Seifu Asres, Beniam Yohannes Kassa

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Getasew Kassaw AlemuNephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Seid Arage AsfawFetomaternal Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, School of Health Sciences Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Lisanne Seifu AsresNephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Beniam Yohannes KassaNephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7204-2043

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Abstract

Severe hypokalemia can primarily present as a weakness of the limbs, without any other clinical manifestation. A life-threatening level of decreased serum potassium level can be unusually present with isolated weakness of the limbs and might be misdiagnosed, or the diagnosis may be delayed.

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hypokalemiahypokalemia‐induced paralysisnonperiodic paralysispregnancy

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PMID39776778
PMCPMC11705490

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