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7 years 8 months ago #62367 by blynne13
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Hey. I was diagnosed with ITP over a year ago and was wondering if anyone else has had weird AST and ALT blood levels. Mine are high. I never had any abnormal labs until I was diagnosed with ITP. My platelet count was 189,000. Any thought and ideas of what could be causing this?? Thanks, Brittany
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7 years 8 months ago #62373 by Sandi
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Have you used any treatments that are known to affect liver function? Both of the TPO's can cause elevated liver tests.
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7 years 8 months ago #62377 by blynne13
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No, I haven't done any treatments that are known to affect liver functionn
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7 years 8 months ago #62380 by Sandi
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Sometimes low platelets are a symptom of a problem with the liver. What are your doctors saying about the elevated tests?
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7 years 8 months ago #62386 by Dean
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My ALT/AST were H last check in Feb 17. Going to have it checkec next month. Dr. said is was due to mild fatty liver.
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7 years 8 months ago #62392 by penlyn63
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Mine were high the last time I had a complete blood work up. But I also have celiac disease. This was discovered when I had my first bruising episode and we found my platelet count to be low, and I was eventually diagnosed with ITP. They also tested for celiac at that time and it came back positive. I have never had any of the digestive issues associated with celiac, but it did affect my liver. I recently had an abdominal ultra sound because of my high AST and ALT, but it came back clean. I eat gluten free and rarely drink and don't seem to have any issues.
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