Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis after urethral dilatation
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare and serious manifestation of thyrotoxicosis that causes flaccid paralysis. In severe cases, it can be life-threatening due to respiratory failure and cardiac arrhythmias. TPP is due to increased sodium/potassium ATPase activity during thyrotoxic states,...
Main Authors: | Moayyad Alziadat, Mourad Ismail |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-10-01
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Series: | Avicenna Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.ajm_54_20 |
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