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What can cause sudden elevation of liver levels in a patient with biliary cirrhosis on meds?

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Dr. Suresh Gupta answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

PBC Elevated LFT's: Primary biliary cirrhosis (pbc) itself is a terminal cirrhotic state of liver, requiring liver transplant. There is not much ast & alt enzymes left in liver to go up. Certain insults, can expedite liver damage, by elevated lft's: medicines metabolized by liver, alcohol, an obstruction in porta hepatis, ? Malignancy, need to be considered.

Answered 12/8/2016

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