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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2664-28912020000100070</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/02.01.2020.70</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Parálisis periódica tirotóxica. Reporte de un caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: A Case Report]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sobarzo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vergara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Víctor]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Nacional de Itaugua Departamento de Medicina Interna ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Itauguá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>2</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>70</fpage>
<lpage>75</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912020000100070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912020000100070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912020000100070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La parálisis periódica tirotóxica (PPTH) es una afección esporádica que se presenta con debilidad muscular recurrente y transitoria e hipocalemia severa en pacientes con tirotoxicosis, se presenta este caso ya que es una complicación muy rara del hipertiroidismo más aún cuando se presenta como debut de la enfermedad de Graves Basedow. El objetivo es presentar las características clínicas, tratamiento y la evolución de un paciente con parálisis tirotóxica. El paciente inició síntomas de la enfermedad de Graves Basedow, con una parálisis periódica hipopotasémica, que mejoró rápidamente con la corrección del déficit de potasio (K+) por vía intravenosa. Se deben identificar correctamente las patologías que se presentan con debilidad de miembros superiores e inferiores, ya que fácilmente se pueden confundir con otras enfermedades que necesitan diagnóstico y tratamiento diferentes y más agresivos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis is (TPP) is a sporadic condition that presents with transient and recurrent muscle weakness and severe hypokalemia in patients with thyrotoxicosis. This case is presented since it is a very rare complication of hyperthyroidism, even more so when it is presented as the debut of Graves Basedow disease. The objective is to present the clinical characteristics, treatment and evolution of a patient with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. The patient started symptoms of Graves Basedow disease, with periodic hypokalemic paralysis, which improved rapidly with the correction of intravenous potassium deficiency (K+). Pathologies that present with upper and lower limb weakness must be correctly identified, since they can easily be confused with others diseases that need different diagnosis and more aggressive treatment.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hipopotasemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tirotoxicosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[parálisis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hipertiroidismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hypokalemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[thyrotoxicosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[paralysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hyperthyroidism]]></kwd>
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