Persistently increased intestinal fraction of alkaline phosphatase

✍ Scribed by E. Nathan; G. Baatrup; H. Berg; B. Lund-Hansen; S. Reinholdt

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 357 KB
• Volume: 142
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6997
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00445599

✦ Synopsis

Persistent elevation of the intestinal fraction of the alkaline phosphatase (API) as an isolated finding has to our knowledge not been reported previously. It was found in a boy followed during a period of 5.5 years. The only symptom was transient periodic fatigue observed at home, but not apparent during hospitalization. His blood type was O, RH+, Le (a-, b+) and he was a secretor of H-substance, which may be associated with rising API activity after fat-loading. In this case API was unchanged after fat-loading. Neither intestinal nor liver diseases were found, and no other cause for the elevated phosphatase activity could be demonstrated.