A 33-year-old male asked:
can you have liver cirrosis if sgpt, sgot, gamma gt and alkaline are normal. no alcohol drinking, no hepatitis b or c? do cirosis cause macrocanemia?
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
43 years experience Pathology
Yes: In fact, alcoholics who sober up may still be dying of cirrhosis with normal transaminases. You've got a right to know what's going on with your liver, and if you do not trust your personal physician, consider a specialist consult.
Answered on Mar 15, 2014
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