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Case Reports
. 2025 Sep 30;39(5):e677.
doi: 10.5001/omj.2024.28. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Hyperthyroidism Presenting as Jaundice in a Child

Tawfiq Taki Al Lawati  1 , Aisha Al Sinani  2 , Fatma Ali Ramadhan Al Lawati  3
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Case Reports

Hyperthyroidism Presenting as Jaundice in a Child

Tawfiq Taki Al Lawati et al. Oman Med J. .

Abstract

Hyperthyroidism-related liver disease is an uncommon cause of jaundice in children. There is scarce data on its clinical and histological features and management. We report the case of a five-year-old girl with thyrotoxicosis associated with hepatitis, which was managed solely and successfully with carbimazole and propranolol.

Keywords: Autoimmune Hepatitis; Carbimazole; Hyperthyroidism; Jaundice; Oman; Pediatrics.

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Figure 1
Sections of the liver showing disarray of the architecture with the portal and lobular inflammation (arrows), apoptosis (arch), and steatosis (star) (hematoxylin and eosin staining, magnification = 10 ×).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sections of the liver showing steatosis with lobular disarray (hematoxylin and eosin staining, magnification = 40 ×).
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