Adrenal Insufficiency Associated with Cholestatic Jaundice: A Case Report

作者：Lee Wei Cheng; Shih Shou Chuan; Wang Horng Yuan; Wu Chien Liang; Lee Shih Yi^*; Ku Hui Chun

来源：International Journal of Gerontology, 2018, 12(2): 164-166.

DOI：10.1016/j.ijge.2017.05.002

• cholestasis
• adrenal insufficiency

Various disorders result in jaundice. Adrenal insufficiency is a rare cause of neonatal cholestasis, which is reversible with prompt glucocorticoid administration. Cholestasis caused by adrenal insufficiency has not been reported in adult patients. We present a case of a 65-year-old male with jaundice and without hepatitis A, B, or C. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed a patent biliary tract. Liver pathology revealed no malignancy but showed bile stasis compatible with cholestatic hepatitis. The patient's jaundice persisted for 7 weeks, and at the same time, adrenal insufficiency was diagnosed. Adrenal insufficiency was recovered with glucocorticoid therapy, and the jaundice was cured.

• 出版日期2018-6