Clinical and Biomedical Research (Jun 2019)

Severe Cholestatic Syndrome Secondary to Graves’ Disease

  • Rodrigo Piltcher da Silva,
  • Matheus Bernardon Morillos,
  • Sabino Bertão Junior,
  • Isabella Roque Miclos,
  • Letícia Schwerz Weinert,
  • Rogério Torres Marques

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 1

Abstract

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This paper reports a case of severe cholestasis as an atypical manifestation of Graves’ disease. It discusses the pathophysiology, the diagnosis and the investigation of this complication of hyperthyroidism as well as the impact of this finding on the therapeutic options for managing the disease. Keywords: Graves’ disease; hyperthyroidism; cholestasis

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