Hypokalaemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in an Asian man in the United Kingdom |
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| Authors: | Sinharay R |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Street, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire OL6 9RW, UK. ranjitsinharay@hotmail.com |
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| Abstract: | A large number of ethnic Chinese and other oriental populations are living in the West because of the modern day migration of people. Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis attributable to thyrotoxicosis is a common presentation in an Asian emergency department. It is uncommon in the white communities. There is a difference in the genetic type in the different racial groups. Thyrotoxic features are often masked or absent. Life may be threatened because of severe hypokalaemia and therefore a prompt diagnosis of this condition in the certain ethnic group presenting with weakness and hypokalaemia is essential. Thyroid function studies are mandatory in these cases. |
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