Thyrotoxic crisis presenting with jaundice

Thyrotoxic crisis is a medical emergency requiring early diagnosis and urgent management, which can be challenging due to its diverse clinical presentations. While common presentations include fever, sweating, palpitations, tremors and confusion, presence of jaundice is rare. We report a 35-year-old...

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Published in:BMC research notes 2016-06, Vol.9 (1), p.320-320, Article 320
Main Authors: Wickramasinghe, R D S S, Luke, W A N V, Sebastiampillai, B S, Gunathilake, M P M L, Premaratna, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Care and treatment
Case Report
Cholestasis - complications
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Jaundice
Jaundice - diagnosis
Jaundice - etiology
Male
Thyroid Crisis - complications
Thyroid Crisis - diagnosis
Thyrotoxic myopathy
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Summary:Thyrotoxic crisis is a medical emergency requiring early diagnosis and urgent management, which can be challenging due to its diverse clinical presentations. While common presentations include fever, sweating, palpitations, tremors and confusion, presence of jaundice is rare. We report a 35-year-old male who presented with jaundice due to cholestasis along with other features of thyrotoxic crisis due to Graves' disease. He had a good clinical recovery with resolution of cholestasis following treatment for thyrotoxic crisis. Jaundice can be a rare manifestation of thyrotoxic crisis, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis when other clinical features of thyrotoxic crisis are present. However secondary causes of jaundice should be looked into and excluded.
ISSN:1756-0500
1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/s13104-016-2126-z