Relapsing and difficult to control hypokalemia in a patient with acute lymphoid leukemia
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Acute lymphoid leukemia, flaccid paralysis, hypokalemia, lysozymuriaAbstract
Hypokalemia is an electrolytic disorder, in some occasions difficult to control. When severe, it may be life-threatening. We report the case of a patient with relapse of acute lymphoid leukemia, who presented to the hospital with flaccid paralysis associated with severe hypokalemia. The cause was a tubulopathy associated with leukemic infiltration of the kidneys.
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