A Case of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in a Young Athlete.

Division

North Florida

Hospital

Ocala Regional Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

5-25-2021

Keywords

acute periodic paralyses disorders, hypokalemia, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, paralysis, potassium, weakness, westphal's diease

Disciplines

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Emergency Medicine | Family Medicine | Internal Medicine | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Abstract

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) is one of the group muscle disorders that can cause sudden onset paresis or paralysis. It is a quite rare, yet, potentially life-threatening condition that, if appropriately and promptly diagnosed and treated, can be completely reversed. Other forms of periodic paralysis include thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, and Anderson syndrome. We are presenting a case of a young male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with sudden paralysis to shed light on such a diagnosis and on other differential diagnoses.

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

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