What is it about?
Recurrent paralysis is a disorder that occurs as a sequence of frequent immobility, and knowing the causes and possible etiologies is very important for emergency physicians. Usually only the lack of potassium is taken into account and it is replaced, but going to the main cause would help the patient.
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Why is it important?
It had not been reported before, an etiology of recurrent paralysis with distal renal tubular acidosis (type 1) and hypothyroidism secondary to thyroiditis.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to rare disease groups contacting me and ultimately to a greater involvement in rare disease research.
Dr Virgilio E Failoc-Rojas
Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo
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This page is a summary of: Case Report: Recurrent hypokalemic periodic paralysis associated with distal renal tubular acidosis (type 1) and hypothyroidism secondary to thyroiditis, F1000Research, July 2018, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.,
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.15662.1.
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