Consider muscle disease in children with elevated transaminase

MA Wright, ML Yang, JA Parsons… - The Journal of the …, 2012 - Am Board Family Med
The transaminases alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
are markers of hepatocellular injury but are highly concentrated in muscle cells …

Elevated aminotransferase as a presenting finding in a patient with occult muscle disease

T Begum, MR Oliver, AJ Kornberg… - Journal of paediatrics …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We report a patient with occult muscle disease who presented with raised serum
aminotransaminases. This case report emphasises the importance of considering muscle …

Elevated aminotransferase activity as an indication of muscular dystrophy: case reports and review of the literature

S Zamora, C Adams, JD Butzner, H Machida… - Canadian Journal of …, 1996 - hindawi.com
Five male children are reported in whom incidental recognition of elevated serum alanine
aminotransferase (ALT) activity initiated investigation to identify the cause of suspected …

Aminotransferases and muscular diseases: a disregarded lesson. Case reports and review of the literature

C Veropalumbo, E Del Giudice… - … of paediatrics and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to call the attention to the often disregarded message that
hypertransaminasemia may be a marker of both liver and muscle diseases by presenting …

Serum transaminase levels in boys with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy

HJ McMillan, M Gregas, BT Darras, PB Kang - Pediatrics, 2011 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Serum alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) levels
are commonly used as biochemical indicators of hepatocellular injury but can also detect …

Persistent hypertransaminasemia as the presenting findings of muscular dystrophy in childhood.

YC Lin, WT Lee, SF Huang, C Young… - … er ke yi xue hui za zhi, 1999 - europepmc.org
Prolonged elevation of the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate
aminotransferase (AST) is often attributed to hepatic diseases. However, these enzymes are …

[CITATION][C] Isolated aspartate aminotransferase elevation: Is it liver disease or what else?

C Mandato, P Vajro - Acta Paediatrica, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The occasional finding of elevated serum aminotransferase values in individuals without
symptoms is a more and more broadening phenomenon, particularly in areas where …

Prolonged elevation of transaminase concentration in children with unsuspected myopathy

KB Schwarz, GC Burris, DE Demello… - American Journal of …, 1984 - jamanetwork.com
• Prolonged elevation of the serum transaminase concentration in an asymptomatic child is
usually thought to be secondary to liver disease. Four children with unexplained persistent …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and evaluation of mildly elevated liver transaminase levels

RC Oh, TR Hustead - American family physician, 2011 - aafp.org
Mild elevations in levels of the liver enzymes alanine transaminase and aspartate
transaminase are commonly discovered in asymptomatic patients in primary care. Evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Mildly elevated liver transaminase levels: causes and evaluation

RC Oh, TR Hustead, SM Ali, MW Pantsari - American family physician, 2017 - aafp.org
Mild, asymptomatic elevations (less than five times the upper limit of normal) of alanine
transaminase and aspartate transaminase levels are common in primary care. It is estimated …