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Rev Med Interne
; 44(5): 259-262, 2023 May.
Artigo
em Francês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36958982
RESUMO
INTRODUCTION: An isolated elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is a diagnostic issue. Macro-aspartate aminotransferase (macro-AST) corresponds to the formation of complexes between AST and immunoglobulins. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a patient with macro-AST identified several years before the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A 6-year retrospective analysis in our laboratory identified only one case out of 42 540 adult patients. CONCLUSION: The objective of this work is to increase awareness of this benign disorder among clinicians and biologists, as well as to aid in prescribing only the required tests.