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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Han R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7506956 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Experimental and therapeutic medicine 20200916 5
The patient in the present case report, a 27-year-old man, was diagnosed with Graves' disease and hypokalemia. The patient was treated with methimazole and intermittent potassium supplementation. Following treatment, the patient was still suffering from fatigue, accompanied by palpitations, a hand tremor, fear of heat and sweating. Hypoglycemia was revealed by monitoring fingertip blood glucose levels. The laboratory investigations indicated that serum insulin levels were significantly elevated ...[more]