An unusual cause of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: Triiodothyronine- containing weight reducing agents

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-73

  Chou, Heng Kuang ^a   Tsao, Yu Tzu ^b   Lin, Shih Hua ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypokalemia; Paralysis; Propranolol; Thyrotoxicosis factitia

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; THYROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; MALAISE; MALE; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; THYROTOXICOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; PROPRANOLOL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; THYROTOXICOSIS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 62249161514     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MAJ.0000310783.66897.b6     Document Type: Article

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