Endocrine Abstracts

A 52 year old lady presented with a history of weight loss, tachycardia and tremor. She was diagnosed with primary hyperthyroidism; TFTs were TSH <0.02 mU/l and FT4 >100 pmol/l, LFTs were mildly deranged (ALT 79 u/l, ALP 101 u/l). TSH receptor antibodies were positive, suggestive of Graves’ disease.The patient was started on carbimazole, initially at 10 mg TDS which was titrated down to 5 mg TDS. Repeat LFT showed ALP at 219 u/l and a fluctu...