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Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ramón Ruiz Arnau University Hospital, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. jeisa10@hotmail.com
We report a case of a 39 year-old Asian man in whom profound lower limb paralysis, along with severe hypokalemia and electrocardiographic changes, were the presenting features of Graves' disease (GD)-related thyrotoxicosis. Rapid recognition and management of the disorder were the key factors to avoid fatal hypokalemia-induced cardiac arrhythmias and promptly restore patient's capacity to ambulate.
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