Cholestasis induced by hyperthyroidism after liver transplantation

Christian Lersch, Markus Seige, Walter Natrath, Wolfgang Heidecke, Christian Wittekind, Meinhard Classen, Wolfgang Schepp

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Abstract

We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who underwent liver transplantation because of hepatitis-C-induced cirrhosis. She developed iodine-induced hyperthyroidism postoperatively in temporal relation with cholestatic jaundice. Hepatic biopsies revealed moderate intrahepatic cholestasis and mild lobular inflammatory infiltration with some eosinophils. No histological evi-dence of acute graft rejection or reactivated hepatitis was found. Treatment with methimazole markedly reduced the serum parameters of cholestasis which, after subtotal thyroidectomy, returned to normal. Liver function recovered. as confirmed by repeated aminopyrine breath tests.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)429-432
Number of pages4
JournalDigestion
Volume56
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cholestasis
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Liver transplantation

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