TY - JOUR
T1 - Liver enzyme elevation and normal pulmonary function in an adult with a declining forced expiratory volume in 1 second
AU - Rider, Nicholas L.
AU - Craig, Timothy J.
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - This article presents a case report of a 41-year-old male firefighter with cholecystitis and a history of mildly elevated alanine aminotransferase. Liver biopsy showed periodic acid Schiff-positive, diastase-resistant periportal globules. Retrospective review of clinical data revealed progressive lung function decline despite absent pulmonary symptoms and normal pulmonary function testing. The following disorders should be considered in any patient with elevated transaminases without an apparent etiology: viral hepatitides, medication toxicity, autoimmune hepatitis, alcohol-induced hepatic injury, and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
AB - This article presents a case report of a 41-year-old male firefighter with cholecystitis and a history of mildly elevated alanine aminotransferase. Liver biopsy showed periodic acid Schiff-positive, diastase-resistant periportal globules. Retrospective review of clinical data revealed progressive lung function decline despite absent pulmonary symptoms and normal pulmonary function testing. The following disorders should be considered in any patient with elevated transaminases without an apparent etiology: viral hepatitides, medication toxicity, autoimmune hepatitis, alcohol-induced hepatic injury, and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
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U2 - 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3120
DO - 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3120
M3 - Article
C2 - 18534093
AN - SCOPUS:46649091307
SN - 1088-5412
VL - 29
SP - 345
EP - 348
JO - Allergy and Asthma Proceedings
JF - Allergy and Asthma Proceedings
IS - 3
ER -