Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a Hispanic male

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 383-386

  Zumo, Lawrence A ^a   Terzian, Christian ^a   Brannan, Timothy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Graves' disease; Hispanic; Hypokalemic; Paralysis; Thyrotoxic

Indexed keywords

IODINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; PARALYSIS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAVES DISEASE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; IODINE; MALE; PARALYSIS; PROPRANOLOL; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036562001     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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