HYPOKALEMIC RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS UNMASKING SJOGREN’S SYNDROME IN MALE
Amit Kumar*, Pagi Ngomdir, Shriya Sharma, Sanjay Rathore and Pramod Jaret
ABSTRACT
Sjogrens syndrome is an autoimmune disease with female predominance characterised by exocrine involvement. Extraglandular manifestations are reported in upto 10% of cases and kidneys are most commonly involved. However, presentation in form of hypokalemic paralysis is rarely reported and even few cases are reported in males. We present a case of hypokalemic paralysis that eventually unmasked periodic paralysis in a male patient.
Keywords: Sjogrens syndrome, Distal Renal tubular acidosis, Paralysis, Hypokalemia.
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