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Hypokalaemic paralysis in malnourished children
P P Sharma1, M V Murali, P B Koul
1Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Six malnourished children presenting with acute flaccid paralysis caused by hypokalaemia are described. Their ages ranged from 6 to 36 months. The extent of paralysis varied from neck flop to quadriparesis. Two cases had respiratory paralysis requiring ventilatory support for 48-72 hours. All were successfully treated with potassium supplementation. Hypokalaemia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis in malnourished children.