A 37-year-old member asked:
What could cause elevated liver enzymes in an otherwise healthy person?
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Dr. Peter Wiernik answered
55 years experience in Hematology and Oncology
Medicines: If you are definitely healthy and have been told this by a physician, medicines you are taking could be the answer. Another possibility is starvation, which seems unlikely. You need to make sure that physician agrees with you that you are otherwise healthy.
Answered on Sep 29, 2016
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