Case Report
Chronic Elevation of Liver Enzymes in Acute Intermittent Porphyria Initially Misdiagnosed as Autoimmune Hepatitis
| | Initial situation | After steroids and azatioprine | After hematin |
| AST/ALT | 81 U/L/96 U/L | 85 U/L/86 U/L | 34 U/L/40 U/L | GGT/FA | 12 U/L/177 U/L | 10 U/L/165 U/L | 10 U/L/122 U/L | Gammaglobulines | 18.8% | 18.7% | 17.7% | Ig A | 571 mg/dL | 497 mg/dL | 331 mg/dL | SMA | 1/160 | 1/80 | Negative |
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AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotranferease, GGT: gamma glutamyl transferase, FA: alkaline phosphatase, and SMA: smooth muscle antibodies.
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