Management of hypokalemia in patients with thyrotoxicosis periodic paralysis in Soetomo general hospital: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of Graves' disease varies widely between 21 and 80% of all cases of hyperthyroidism. Research conducted in 2018 at the Dr. Soetomo Regional General Hospital Surabaya found Graves' disease in as many as 66.7% of all cases of hyperthyroidism. Thyrotoxicosis Periodic Paralysis (TPP) is a disorder characterized by reversible muscle weakness and paralysis, accompanied by hypokalemia, which usually accompanies hyperthyroidism, mostly caused by Graves' disease. Management of severe hypokalemia in TPP is challenging.

Case illustration

male, 29 years patient complained that both lower legs felt weak in the last 6 hours before coming to the hospital emergency department. The patient was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in 2018. A fine tremor was found, and th

SUBMITTER: Idham M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature