Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyreotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a very rare complication of hyperthyroidism in Caucasians. Furthermore there have been reported only a few cases that paralysis was induced by corticosteroids in patients with TPP.Case presentation: We report the case of a 35-years-old Greek sailorman who had a spider bite in his right hand during a trip in Mexico. He was admitted to local hospital due to the significant swelling of his arm, where he ...