Case 13-2024: A 27-Year-Old Man with Leg Weakness

A 27-year-old man presented with weight loss, diarrhea, tremor, and proximal muscle weakness. The blood level of potassium was 1.8 mmol per liter. A diagnosis was made.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2024-04, Vol.390 (16), p.1514-1522
Hauptverfasser:	Allegretti, Andrew S., Czawlytko, Cynthia L., Stathatos, Nikolaos, Sadow, Peter M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Arm Blood levels Blood pressure Case reports Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine General Diagnosis, Differential Diarrhea Dietary Supplements Diuretics Emergency medical care Endocrinology Humans Hypertension Hypokalemia Hypokalemia - etiology Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis - complications Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis - diagnosis Kinases Leg Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Muscle strength Muscle Weakness - etiology Muscle, Skeletal Myalgia - etiology Nephrology Nephrology General Neurology Neuromuscular Disease Neurosurgery Patients Potassium Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - etiology Sodium Thyroid Disease Thyroidectomy Thyrotoxicosis - complications Thyrotoxicosis - diagnosis Thyrotoxicosis - therapy Tremor Tremor - etiology Urine Weight Loss
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Zusammenfassung:	A 27-year-old man presented with weight loss, diarrhea, tremor, and proximal muscle weakness. The blood level of potassium was 1.8 mmol per liter. A diagnosis was made.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMcpc2312728