Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in an adolescent male: A case report and literature review
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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.
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Hypomagnesemia may impair parathyroid hormone secretion, potentially contributing to hypocalcemia, although hypocalcemia is not a common feature of THPP.
“They also noted that hypomagnesemia may impair parathyroid hormone secretion, potentially contributing to hypocalcemia, although hypocalcemia is not a common feature of THPP.”
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- Authors
- He, L., Lawrence, V., Moore, W. V., & Yan, Y.
- Affiliations
- Creighton University (US)
- Children's Mercy Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- Yan, Yun
- Venue
- Clinical Case Reports
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-11-23
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 465-469
- ISSN
- 2050-0904 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7813027
- OpenAlex
- W3107555739
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Clinical Case Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Children's Mercy Hospital
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Potassium and Related Disorders
- Keywords
- thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, hyperthyroidism, adolescents, hypokalemia, muscle weakness, pediatric endocrinology
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