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Any connection between ra and elevated sgot & sgpt, ?

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Let me explain: Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that is treated with a variety of medications, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or nsaids, and disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, or dmards. Many of these medications can cause elevated liver enzymes and liver complications and require you to have regular blood tests to check your liver enzyme levels.

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No: Elevated liver enzymes suggest an unrelated issue. However, some liver diseases such as autoimmune hepatitis can have a positive rheumatoid factor blood test elevated liver enzymes.

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