Hyperthyroidism as a Potential Trigger for Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis
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"an iranian girl with benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis "
this report presents an 11 year-old girl with benign recurrent cholestasis (bric) who developed episodes of severe jaundice and pruritus at the ages of 2.5 and 10 years. each episode lasted for 3-4 months. the peak level of serum bilirubin reached 33-37 mg/dl.liver function tests were all normal during the attack except for increased alkaline phosphatase and prolonged prothrombin time responsiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: ACG Case Reports Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2326-3253
DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000423