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A rare case of methimazole-induced cholestatic jaundice in an elderly man of Asian ethnicity with hyperthyroidism: A case report

BACKGROUND: Methimazole is an antithyroid drug that is widely used for the treatment of hyperthyroidism. As an inhibitor of the enzyme thyroperoxidase, methimazole is generally well-tolerated. However, there have been increasing reports of methimazole-induced liver damage, although this effect of me...

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Autores principales: Ji, Hongjian, Yue, Feng, Song, Jianxiang, Zhou, Xiaohua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5728948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29245333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000009093