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To the Editor: Giardiasis is the leading cause of waterborne outbreaks of diarrhea in the United States,¹ yet its role as a potential cause of malabsorption in elderly patients may be underestimated². We report a case of severe hypokalemic myopathy induced by chronic intestinal infection with Giardia lamblia.

A 69-year-old man with a one-month history of progressive muscular weakness, diarrhea, and weight loss was hospitalized. Intermittent bouts of diarrhea had begun 10 years before, when G. lamblia cysts were found on a stool examination and metronidazole was given. The patient was a heterosexual industrial manager who had never traveled . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Hypokalemic Myopathy Induced by Giardia lamblia
Addiss D. G., Lengerich E. J., Alfaro A., Cervello A., Chumillas M. J.
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N Engl J Med 1994; 330:66-67, Jan 6, 1994. Correspondence

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