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Does Exposure To Black Toxic Mold Cause Elevated AST Levels?
Hi I wanted to know if exposure to Black Toxic mold could make your liver test AST come back High? Mine is 121. Dr are not sure what could of caused this but I have been having a mold issue at work and I have been sick off and on for about 5 months. Any thoughts
Wed, 12 Dec 2018
Hi,
Usually, mold could not be the reason for high liver enzymes. You should investigate in detail to search cause for elevated liver enzymes. For that, I suggest you get investigated with ultrasonography abdomen, sgpt, sgot, viral marker Elisa testing etc.
These investigations helpful in identifying viral hepatitis, fatty liver etc like cause if present.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami,
General & Family Physician
Usually, mold could not be the reason for high liver enzymes. You should investigate in detail to search cause for elevated liver enzymes. For that, I suggest you get investigated with ultrasonography abdomen, sgpt, sgot, viral marker Elisa testing etc.
These investigations helpful in identifying viral hepatitis, fatty liver etc like cause if present.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami,
General & Family Physician
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