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. 1988 Dec;80(12):1343–1344.

Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in a Hyperthyroid Black Woman

Kevin V Hackshaw, Ernest Coker
PMCID: PMC2625894  PMID: 3249338

Abstract

In this case of periodic paralysis and thyrotoxicosis, investigation of the patient's family revealed other members similarly affected. To the best of the authors' knowledge, it represents the first reported instance of this familial association in the case of a black woman.

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