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What Causes Elevated Liver Enzymes?
My husband has elevated liver enzymes and now has pain in his liver area on his back side. He can feel the pain in the front when you push on his back. His doctor just took him off his cholesterol medicine thinking that this will lower his enzyme levels. What can cause this?
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you.
Elevated liver enzymes can occur in a number of different conditions like viral infections, alcoholic liver disease, non alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic liver disease, autoimmune diseases , certain medications and toxins.
Yes the medications taken to control cholesterol which is called statins is one of the common cause of elevated liver enzymes. His doctor did the right thing by stopping it.
But tests should also be done to rule out the above mentioned causes.
I hope that answers your question.
Regards.
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you.
Elevated liver enzymes can occur in a number of different conditions like viral infections, alcoholic liver disease, non alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic liver disease, autoimmune diseases , certain medications and toxins.
Yes the medications taken to control cholesterol which is called statins is one of the common cause of elevated liver enzymes. His doctor did the right thing by stopping it.
But tests should also be done to rule out the above mentioned causes.
I hope that answers your question.
Regards.
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