Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in an adolescent male: A case report and literature review.

Creator(s)

Luke He
Veronica Lawrence, Children's Mercy Hospital
Wayne V. Moore, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Yun Yan, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2021

Identifier

DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3558; PMCID: PMC7813027

Abstract

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is rarely seen in children and adolescents. Clinical manifestations in children and adolescents may vary. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this rare and life-threatening condition.

Journal Title

Clin Case Rep

Volume

9

Issue

1

First Page

465

Last Page

469

Keywords

Adolescent; Grave's disease; hypokalemia; periodic paralysis; thyrotoxicosis

Comments

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Publisher's Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ccr3.3558

Recommended Citation

He L, Lawrence V, Moore WV, Yan Y. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in an adolescent male: A case report and literature review. Clin Case Rep. 2020;9(1):465-469. Published 2020 Nov 23. doi:10.1002/ccr3.3558