Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) 2002-Feb
[Hypokalemia-induced paraplegia secondary to acute diarrhea].
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Abstract
Hypokalemia can give a variety of syntomatology but more often courses without it or with inespecific clinical manifestations. In our enviroment the etiology of hypokalemia is wide but one of the most common causes in third world countries are diarrheas. We describe a case of severe hypokalemia due to acute diarrhea which was manifested with severe neurologic symtoms but improves with conventional treatment.