Elevated alpha fetoprotein, no hepatocellular carcinoma
| Autor: | CK Adarsh, Mallikarjun Patil, Keyur A. Sheth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Fetus Pathology Hepatology biology Elevated alpha-fetoprotein business.industry Case Report Jaundice medicine.disease Gastroenterology digestive system diseases HBeAg Internal medicine Hepatocellular carcinoma biology.protein medicine Anti-smooth muscle antibody medicine.symptom Alpha-fetoprotein Viral hepatitis business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology. 3(2) |
| ISSN: | 0973-6883 |
| Popis: | Alpha fetoprotein is a fetal specific glycoprotein which falls rapidly after birth. High level of alpha fetoprotein is suspicious of hepatocellular carcinoma but may be elevated in chronic viral hepatitis. A 35-year-old presented to us with jaundice for 7 days. He had chronic hepatitis B infection for last 12 months and was taking medicines irregularly for same. He had high alpha fetoprotein levels (740.9 ng/ml) without evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma which reduced with antiviral therapy. Such elevation can be explained due to hepatic inflammation and viral replication. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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