十几年来,于全国各地的部分农村中,相继发现一种以血清钾降低,以肢体瘫痪为主要表现的一种疾病。关于其产生的原因,各地已做了大量的研究,目前认为:可能与食用粗制生棉油有关;或为病毒感染;或为钾的摄入量不足。本病的命名,各地不一,如麻病、低血钾症、低血钾麻痹症、流行性低钾症 In the past decade or so, in some rural areas all over the country, one disease that has been characterized by a decrease in serum potassium and paralysis of the limbs has been discovered one after another. There has been a great deal of research done around the world about the causes, and it is currently believed that it may be related to the consumption of crude raw cottonseeds, to the virus, or to inadequate intake of potassium. The name of the disease varies from place to place, such as hemp, hypokalemia, hypokalemia, epidemic hypokalemia