Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 248-250, December 2009
Cholestasis and Acute Cholecystitis in Hyperthyroidism Treated With Methimazole
Summary
Hepatic dysfunction and jaundice are usually present in patients with hyperthyroidism. It may be the clinical manifestation of the disease or the adverse effect of antithyroid therapy. We report a 69-year-old male with hyperthyroidism who developed cholestasis and acute cholecystitis after a 4-day course of methimazole. After withdrawal of methimazole, his cholestasis subsided.
Key Words: acute cholecystitis , cholestasis , hyperthyroidism , methimazole
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PII: S1873-9598(10)70009-0
doi:10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70009-0
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Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 248-250, December 2009
