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What are the dangers in elevated liver enzymes?
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An elecated liver: Enzyme simply is one way of your body letting you know that something is wrong. This can occur from any sort of insult to the liver. Something as simple as too much alcohol, cirrhosis, or too much tylenol (acetaminophen). Or you can have deposition of various agents in the liver such as any type of mass, or an infection be it viral or bacterial can cause transaminitis or hepatitis ie elevation liver enzymes.Dr.B.
Answered 2/10/2021
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Cause of elevation: Elevated liver enzymes per se are not an issue. It depends on why the enzymes are elevated. If you drink alcohol, stop entirely. Get checked for hepatitis and any toxic effects from drugs. In short it needs a thorough evaluation to know if it is dangerous or a passing phase.
Answered 10/27/2018
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