Hipertransaminasemia superior a 400 U/l en adultos atendidos en un hospital terciario. Estudio prospectivo de su etiología

Marked elevation of transaminase levels has multiple causes. Acute viral hepatitides were a relatively infrequent cause. In transplant recipients, the most frequent causes were ischemia/reperfusion injury, while in non-transplanted patients the most frequent causes were ischemic hepatitides and acute episodes of chronic viral hepatitides. The AST/ALT ratio did not contribute to etiologic diagnosis.