Cholestasis secondary to hyperthyroidism made worse by methimazole

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-53

  Majeed, Mohammed ^a   Babu, Ambika ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Jaundice; Methimazole

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; PROPRANOLOL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THIAMAZOLE; THIONAMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; JAUNDICE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PRURITUS; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; METHIMAZOLE;

EID: 33746154514     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200607000-00012     Document Type: Article

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