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To the Editor: Cervello and colleagues (July 15 issue)¹ reported a case of hypokalemic myopathy associated with Giardia lamblia infection. To determine the frequency of hypokalemia and rhabdomyolysis in patients with severe giardiasis, we analyzed hospital-discharge data from two sources.

The National Hospital Discharge Survey is a sample of approximately 0.1 percent of patients discharged from short-stay hospitals in the United States². Data from 1979 through 1988 indicate that approximately 4600 patients are hospitalized for giardiasis annually in the United States,³ which is similar to the number hospitalized for shigellosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: unpublished data). During . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Hypokalemic Myopathy Induced by Giardia Lamblia
Cervello A., Alfaro A., Chumillas M. J.
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N Engl J Med 1993; 329:210-211, Jul 15, 1993. Correspondence

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