Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in Sjögren's Syndrome

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis as initial manifestation of primary Sjogren’s syndrome: A case report

“…Sjogren's syndrome presenting as HPP was first reported in 1981; 7 after that till now only few cases were reported and in India first case was reported in 1996. 8 Kulkarni et al had done cross sectional retrospective study from database maintained at Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune since 1996 with records of over 50000 patients and found a total 16 (0.032%) patient of pSS with initial presentation with HPP.…”

“…5,6 SS may present as hypokalemic periodic paralysis as initial presentation which was first described in 1981. 7 We report a case of pSS presented with hypokalemic periodic paralysis.…”

Sjögren's Syndrome Presenting with Hypokalemic Paralysis due to Renal Tubular Acidosis

“…Periodic paralysis had been reported earlier in a patient with distal RTA due to SS. 7 To our knowledge, only 14 cases of distal RTA with hypokalemic muscle paralysis have been previously reported in SS. 3,4,5,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] These reported cases have many similarities with our two patients.…”

Hypokalemic paralysis as a primary presentation of Fanconi′s syndrome and distal renal tubular acidosis in a patient with primary Sjogren′s syndrome

“…So far, the top two modalities for managing diplopia are surgery for strabismus and botulinum toxin injections. [3,4] Hypokalemic paralysis is a very rare primary presentation of pSS. [1,2] Non-exocrine organ systems may also be involved, including the skin, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, central and peripheral nervous system, musculo-skeletal apparatus, and kidney.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5] A post-tracheostomy tracheo-arterial fistula is a very rare complication. [1][2][3][4][5] A post-tracheostomy tracheo-arterial fistula is a very rare complication.…”