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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis (TPP) in a 28-Year-Old Sudanese Man Started on Prednisone

Joshua J. Tessier, Stacey K. Neu and Kristin K. Horning
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2010, 23 (4) 551-554; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090220
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