Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Methimazole is a widely prescribed antithyroid drug for the treatment of hyperthyroidism with a few adverse effects generally well-tolerated. However, methimazole-induced cholestatic jaundice (CJ) is a rare but serious adverse reaction. Herein we report a rare case of methimazole-induced CJ in a woman with hyperthyroidism.Case report: A 57-years-old women presented to our endocrinology department with a 2-week history of asthenia, insomnia,...

Introduction: Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes (APS) are rare polyendocrinopathies characterized by the failure of several endocrine glands as well as nonendocrine organs, caused by an immune-mediated destruction of endocrine tissues. The type IIIa APS is the association of thyroid autoimmune diseases, type 1 diabetes mellitus and other autoimmune conditions excluding Addison’s disease and hypoparathyroidism. Herein, we report the case of autoimmune hypothyroidism assoc...