MY SON HAS BEEN FEELING AWFUL SO WENT TO DR ALL LIVER TEST ELEVATED SO SENT HIM TO GET A CT SCAN AND HE HAS A FATTY LIVER AND AN ENLARGED SPLEEN.........HEPATITIS TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE...........HES 28 YOA AND DOES DRINK ALCOHOL OCASSIONALLY.........HE HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH A GI GUY NEXT WEEK...WHAT COULD BE OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSES????
Hi. Thanks for posting query at Chat Doctor. Usually ALT or AST values higher than \"two times the upper normal limit\", is considered abnormal (in some countries, ALT or AST values of more than 100 are considered abnormal). Value of AST or ALT greater than 85 or above maybe investigated further.\" Alcohol ingestion\" and \"obesity\" are common causes of fatty liver disease. Advice for fatty liver