Case Report
Grave’s Disease with Severe Hepatic Dysfunction: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Table 1
Baseline investigations of the patient.
| TSH (mIU/L) | 0.056 | Serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) (U/L) (38–126) | 364 | FT4 (ng/dL) (0.89–1.7) | 3.45 | S. albumin (g/dL) | 3.3 | T3 (nmol/L) (1.25–2.74) | 4.56 | Prothrombin time (sec) | 14.2 | Anti-TPO Ab (IU/dL) | 450 | Serum CPK | Normal | Bilirubin (total) (mg/dL) | 15.8 | USG abdomen | Hepatomegaly with periportal cuffing suggestive of acute hepatitis | Conjugated (mg/dL) | 12.6 | Viral markers (HVB, HCV, HAV, and HEV) | Negative | Unconjugated (mg/dL) | 1.5 | Arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) | Normal | AST (U/L) | 46 | 24-hour urinary potassium | Normal | ALT (U/L) | 43 | S. Na+/K+ (mmol/L) | 134/2.7 |
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