Acta Med. 2020, 63: 91-93

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2020.24

Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Triggered by Dexamethasone Administration

Waraporn Polamaunga, Jaruwan Kongkitb,c, Parichat Yimnoib, Patchaya Boonchaya-Anantb,d, Thiti Snabboonb,d

aDepartment of Medicine, Prapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand
bDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
cDepartment of Medicine, Vachira Phuket Hospital, Phuket Province, Thailand
dExcellence Center in Diabetes, Hormone and Metabolism, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand

Received December 31, 2019
Accepted May 26, 2020

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