Di Gregorio C, Ghini F, Rivasi F. Granulomatous hepatitis in a patient receiving methimazole.
Ital J Gastroenterol 1990;
22:75-7. [PMID:
2131935]
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Abstract
A very rare case of granulomatous hepatitis in a 56-year old woman with hyperthyroidism, under long-term treatment with methimazole, is reported. Liver biopsy showed multiple non caseous granulomas in the portal triads, consisted of epithelioid and multinucleated cells, lymphocytes and isolated eosinophils. The presence of eosinophils in granulomas, could indicate an iatrogenic aethiology.
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