Gragg James I, Federico Massimo, Mellick Larry B
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fort Hood, Texas.
Augusta University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Augusta, Georgia.
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2017 Mar 15;1(2):129-131. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2017.1.33211. eCollection 2017 May.
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a rare cause of acute paralysis in the emergency department (ED). The disorder is generally thought to be due to acute hypokalemia leading to paralysis. Treatment is generally targeted at correcting the thyrotoxic state with careful potassium repletion. We present a rare case of normokalemic, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis with acute resolution while in the ED.
甲状腺毒症性周期性瘫痪是急诊科急性瘫痪的罕见病因。该疾病通常被认为是由急性低钾血症导致瘫痪。治疗一般旨在纠正甲状腺毒症状态并谨慎补充钾。我们报告了1例在急诊科血钾正常的甲状腺毒症性周期性瘫痪且急性缓解的罕见病例。