THYROTOXIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS IN A PATIENT ABUSING THYROXINE FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION

Yung-Chang Chen Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Ji-Tseng Fang Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, KweishanTaoyuan, Taiwan

Chin-Tung Chang Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Hsin-Hua Chou Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Abstract

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a rare endocrine disorder most prevalent among individuals of Asian descent that presents as proximal muscle weakness, hypokalemia, and signs of hyperthyroidism. We present an unusual patient with previous normal thyroid function who had abused thyroxine as antiobesity pills and developed periodic paralysis affecting the upper and lower limbs.

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