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Serum measurements of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) during the patient's admission. Normal reference ranges are from 0 to 41U/L for ALT and from 0 to 37U/L for AST. Day 0 (*) represents the day of admission and discontinuation of phenytoin. Corticosteroid therapy was begun on Day 2 (**).
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On hospital day 3 his levels of transaminases began to improve, and by day 8 his transaminitis had substantially resolved (Figure 1) and he was discharged home on prednisone 50mg to be taken once a day until follow-up with a hepatologist.