Volume 1

Number 1, January 2019

Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis - A Case Study

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/zhswmcj.2019.v0101.08

Faisal Ahmed1 , Paritosh Kumar Baral2 , Sharadindu Shekhar Roy3 , Debashish Mohanta4

Abstract

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) is a rare autosomal dominant channelopathy characterized by muscle weakness  or paralysis when there is a fall in potassium levels in the blood. Weakness may be mild and limited to certain muscle  groups, or more severe causing full-body paralysis. During an attack, reflexes may be decreased or absent. Attacks may  last for a few hours or persist for several days. Recovery is usually sudden when it occurs, due to release of potassium  from swollen muscles as they recover. Some patients may develop chronic muscle weakness later in life. Here, we  describe a case with history of recurrent muscle weakness who was diagnosed as hypokalemic periodic paralysis.

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  1. Registrar, Department of Medicine

    Z H Sikder Women’s Medical College, Dhaka

  2. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine

    Z H Sikder Women’s Medical College, Dhaka

  3. Registrar, Department of Medicine

    Z H Sikder Women’s Medical College, Dhaka

  4. Registrar, Department of Medicine

    Z H Sikder Women’s Medical College, Dhaka

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Volume 1, Number 1, January 2019
Page: 34-36