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Acute muscle weakness owing to severe hypokalaemia resulting from dietary insufficiency: case report.

Abstract
Acute muscle weakness with severe hypokalaemia is not uncommon in adults but is rare in children. An 11-month-old girl presented with hypokalaemic paralysis following a 1-month insufficiency of dietary potassium.
AuthorsMan-Ting Soo, Tsui-Hang Fung, Daniel Kwok-Keung Ng, Susanne Chan
JournalAnnals of tropical paediatrics (Ann Trop Paediatr) Vol. 26 Issue 4 Pg. 363-6 (Dec 2006) ISSN: 0272-4936 [Print] England
PMID17132303 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Potassium, Dietary
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypokalemia (complications)
  • Infant
  • Muscle Weakness (etiology)
  • Paralysis (etiology)
  • Potassium Deficiency (complications)
  • Potassium, Dietary (administration & dosage)

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