Jaundice Heralding the Onset of Thyrotoxic Crisis

Thyrotoxic crisis is a life threatening medical condition that requires urgent diagnosis and treatment. Because of the wide variety of presenting symptoms, its diagnosis can be difficult in some cases and a high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis. We present a case of 53 year old patient who presented with fever, jaundice and passage of loose stools. Upon investigations other etiologies for hepatic injury were ruled out and she was found to be in thyrotoxic crisis causing liver injury.