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What Causes An Elevated CPK In A Child?
My son in 5 months old now and a couple of weeks ago we found out he has elevated CPK(24,000+) the reason we found this out is becuase we had been having him tested since birth for reason of elevated liver enzymes (through his whole life liver enzyme levels have been anywhere form 118-500). We are going next week to see a geneticist. What should we expect to find as a reason for such high enzymes?
Mon, 5 Oct 2015
Hi.... search higher levels of CPK are suggestive of primary muscle disease which is originating from birth. This could be a muscular dystrophy. I suggest that you consult a paediatric Neurologist regarding this. Your kid will require further follow up and muscle biopsy and also genetic testing for confirmation.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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