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Extreme elevations of alkaline phosphatase in pregnancy: A case report
4 May 2020
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The normal serum concentration of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in adults over the age of 18 ranges from 37 to 116 U/L, while in pregnant women levels of up to twice that upper limit can still be normal. There have been very few reports of extreme elevations in ALP, and here we present the case of a 29-year-old pregnant woman with an incidentally found 30-fold increase. CASE: The patient, G6P2-1-2-4,...
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