Association study in Mexican patients with thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis.

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis type 1 (OMIM; HOKPP1) and type 2 (OMIM; HOKPP2) are diseases of the muscle characterized by episodes of painless muscle weakness, and is associated with low potassium blood levels. Hyperthyroidism has been associated with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TTPP) (OMIM; TTPP1 and TTPP2), and genetic susceptibility has been implicated. In the present study, the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with TTPP are described, together with their association with genetic variants reported previously in other populations.

Pure androgen-secreting adrenal adenoma associated with resistant hypertension.

Pure androgen-secreting adrenal adenoma is very rare, and its diagnosis remains a clinical challenge. Its association with resistant hypertension is uncommon and not well understood. We present an 18-year-old female with a 10-year history of hirsutism that was accidentally diagnosed with an adrenal mass during the evaluation of a hypertensive crisis.