Abdelmasih Randa, Abdelmaseih Ramy, Hasan Mustajab, Nasser Hesham
Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
Cureus. 2021 May 25;13(5):e15236. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15236.
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.
低钾性周期性麻痹（HPP）是一组可导致突然发作性轻瘫或麻痹的肌肉疾病之一。它是一种相当罕见但可能危及生命的疾病，若能得到恰当及时的诊断和治疗，是可以完全逆转的。周期性麻痹的其他形式包括甲状腺毒症性周期性麻痹、高钾性周期性麻痹和安德森综合征。我们现报告一例年轻男性患者，该患者因突然出现麻痹而就诊于急诊科，以阐明此类诊断及其他鉴别诊断。
