Case Reports
Respiratory muscle paralysis in a patient with hypokalemia associated with Southeast Asian ovalocytosis: A case report
Authors:
Sameera Narasinghe ,
University of Colombo, LK
About Sameera
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
Chamara Sarathchandra,
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, LK
About Chamara
Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Hemal Senanayake,
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, LK
About Hemal
Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Prasanna Weerawansa
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, LK
About Prasanna
Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Abstract
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by low serum potassium and severe muscle weakness. The aetiology can be primary idiopathic or secondary to other disorders such as thyroid dysfunction and renal tubular acidosis. Hypokalemic periodic paralysis with distal renal tubular acidosis (RTAd) is seen in a cluster of the population in the North-central province of Sri Lanka, particularly in association with South East Asian Ovalocytosis (SEAO). Here, we report the first case of severe respiratory muscle paralysis in a patient having RTAd with severe hypokalemia with associated SEAO from the North Central province, Sri Lanka.
How to Cite:
Narasinghe, S., Sarathchandra, C., Senanayake, H. and Weerawansa, P., 2022. Respiratory muscle paralysis in a patient with hypokalemia associated with Southeast Asian ovalocytosis: A case report. Anuradhapura Medical Journal, 16(2), pp.41–43. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/amj.v16i2.7681
Published on
15 Jul 2022.
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