Case Presentation: We present a 37-year-old man with refractory hypokalemia hospitalized for resection of his sarcoma sacral lesions. History was also significant for biopsy proven mucormycosis thyroid infection three months prior with the additional finding of a right lower lobe cavitating consolidation. He underwent subsequent thyroidectomy and was initially treated with amphotericin B and posaconazole [...]

Case Presentation: Hypokalemia, especially serum potassium concentrations of < 2.5 mmol/L, is a well-recognized etiology of generalized muscle weakness. While hypokalemia, weakness, and thyroid disorders are common clinical entities, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare condition driven by both increased gene transcription and increased intrinsic activity of the Na-K-ATPase pump. Here, we present a [...]

Case Presentation: OBJECTIVE- To understand that hypokalemia is common in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) when acutely ill – To understand the mechanism of hypokalemia in patients with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)A 62-year-old male with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) who is ventilator-dependent and quadriplegic presented to the hospital with acute onset of fever and [...]