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Query: UMLS:C0031350 (
pharyngitis
)
2,405
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A patient with
pharyngitis
progressive to Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of lower extremity paralysis. This
paraplegia
was completely reversed with the administration of intravenous glucose. Hypoglycemia-induced
paraplegia
has not previously been reported in the medical literature, and this report emphasizes the importance of considering low-blood glucose as a potential etiology for patients who present with these neurological symptoms.
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PMID:Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome presenting with hypoglycemia and reversible paralysis. 848 67
