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ea0015p335 | Thyroid | SFEBES2008

Cholestasis induced by carbimazole: a case report

Vithian Karunakaran , Vithian Sivamala , Skelly Robert

An 85-year-old lady presented to hospital with fast atrial fibrillation and had some signs of pulmonary congestion. Her admission blood tests were normal apart from a raised urea. Her liver function tests on admission were normal (AST 26 ALP 99). Thyroid function tests showed that she was thyrotoxic with fT4 42 and TSH<0.03. Her TPO antibodies were negative. She was started on carbimazole 20 mg od.Repeat liver function tests showed that her GGT and a...