Presentamos el caso de un paciente de 89 años con disnea e ictericia. Se procedió al estudio de esta última hasta llegar al diagnóstico final de síndrome de Gilbert. El objetivo era filiar el origen de la ictericia en un paciente anciano, descartando para ello todas las posibles causass. El diagnóstico se confirmó con la realización del test del ayuno y de la prueba de la rifampicina.
We present the case of an 89 year old patient who presents dyspnea and jaundice. This jaundice was studied until the final diagnosis of Gilbert's syndrome was reached. The objective was to identify the origin of the jaundice in an elderly patient, discarding the possible causes of it. In addition, once this syndrome was suspected, it was verify by performing the fasting test and the test with rifampicin.