Thursday, May 18, 2017

An isolated hyperbilirubinaemia in a 22-year-old male...



A 22-year-old male with no history of any illness comes to donate blood. His blood work before donation shows following results:

  • Bilirubin 41 μmol/L 
  • Alkaline phosphatase 84 U/L 
  • ALT 23 U/L 
  • Albumin 41 g/L 

Dipstick urinalysis normal

What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Gilbert's syndrome
B. Dubin-Johnson syndrome
C. Rotor syndrome
D. Hepatitis C infection
E. Infectious mononucleosis

Answer:
A. Gilbert's syndrome

Discussion: An isolated hyperbilirubinaemia in a 22-year-old male is likely to be secondary to Gilbert's syndrome. The normal dipstix urinalysis excludes Dubin-Johnson and Rotor syndrome as these both produce a conjugated bilirubinaemia.

Gilbert's syndrome is an autosomal recessive condition of defective bilirubin conjugation due to a deficiency of UDP glucuronyl transferase. The prevalence is approximately 1-2% in the general population

Features
 unconjugated hyperbilinaemia (i.e. not in urine)
 jaundice may only be seen during an intercurrent illness

Investigation and management
 investigation: rise in bilirubin following prolonged fasting or IV nicotinic acid
 no treatment required

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