Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a life-threatening complication of hyperthyroidism characterized by transient episodes of muscle paralysis and hypokalemia, commonly seen in Asian men. We present a rare case of ventricular fibrillation as the initial presentation of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. ().
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