Interventions: Intravenous potassium infusion (20 mEq/L) with normal saline was prescribed
for the patient. Outcomes: After treatment, the patient felt a decrease in limb weakness. He
was discharged from our emergency department with a scheduled follow-up in the
endocrine outpatient department. Lessons: TPP should be considered as a differential
diagnosis in young Asian men presenting with limb paralysis that is more severe in the
proximal site and in the lower limbs than in the distal site and in the upper limbs …