Case Report

Chronic Elevation of Liver Enzymes in Acute Intermittent Porphyria Initially Misdiagnosed as Autoimmune Hepatitis

Table 1


Initial situationAfter steroids and azatioprineAfter hematin

AST/ALT81 U/L/96 U/L85 U/L/86 U/L34 U/L/40 U/L
GGT/FA12 U/L/177 U/L10 U/L/165 U/L10 U/L/122 U/L
Gammaglobulines18.8%18.7%17.7%
Ig A571 mg/dL497 mg/dL331 mg/dL
SMA1/1601/80Negative

AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotranferease, GGT: gamma glutamyl transferase, FA: alkaline phosphatase, and SMA: smooth muscle antibodies.