Cholestasis and Acute Cholecystitis in Hyperthyroidism Treated With Methimazole

Wei-Che Chen; Zheng-Xin Zhu; Chao-Hung Wang; Ming-Nan Chien

doi:10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70009-0

International Journal of Gerontology (Dec 2009)

Cholestasis and Acute Cholecystitis in Hyperthyroidism Treated With Methimazole

Wei-Che Chen,
Zheng-Xin Zhu,
Chao-Hung Wang,
Ming-Nan Chien

Affiliations

Wei-Che Chen: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Zheng-Xin Zhu: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Chao-Hung Wang: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Ming-Nan Chien: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70009-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 4
pp. 248 – 250

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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.

Published in International Journal of Gerontology

ISSN: 1873-9598 (Print)
Publisher: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
Country of publisher: Taiwan, Province of China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics
Website: http://www.sgecm.org.tw/ijge/overview/

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