A 29-year-old Bodybuilder with Liothyronine-induced Thyrotoxic Hypokalaemic Periodic Paralysis

A 29-year-old Bodybuilder with Liothyronine-induced Thyrotoxic Hypokalaemic Periodic Paralysis

We describe a 29-year-old male bodybuilder with recurrent attacks of myalgia and muscle weakness associated with hypokalaemia and thyrotoxicosis due to abuse of liothyronine. The attacks quickly resolved after potassium supplementation and liothyronine cessation. We concluded that the patient had th...

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Main Authors: Querijn van Bokhorst, Yvonne Krul-Poel, Diederik Smit, Willem de Ronde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
thyrotoxicosis
hypokalemic periodic paralysis
liothyronine
androgens
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2362

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