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Periodic Hyperkalemic paralysis
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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2018)
Case & Short Reports

Periodic Hyperkalemic paralysis

Published: April 4, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.28942/ejcs.v1i2.14

Abstract

A 69 year old man with hypoadrenalism in the anamnesis presented with flaccid quadriplegia and respiratory difficulty. He reported having a 3-month history of periodic attacks of flaccid quadriplegia with this one being the worse. In view of history of hypoadrenalism, flaccid quadriplegia related to hyperkalemia was suspected.  Addison's disease and hyperkalemia was confirmed biochemically. Adrenal replacement therapy restored the potassium levels to normal and resulted in no further attacks of paralysis.

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Keywords

Addison disease
hyperkalemia
periodic paralysis
hipoadrenalism
Schmidt syndrome
fludrocortisone Болезнь Адиссона
гиперкалемия
периодический паралич
гипоадренализм
синдром Шмидта
флудрокортизон Adisson xəstəliyi
hiperkalemiya
periodik iflic
hipoadrenalizm
fludrokortizon
Şmidt sindromu

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