Abstract
The persistent hypertransaminasemia requires detailed clinical analyses with history, physical examination and laboratory tests for liver evaluation and differential diagnosis. The purpose of this article is to assist the pediatrician in the management of these cases to optimize the invetigation and diagnosis of these patients. The values of these enzymes can vary according to age group and may be the first manifestation of a liver disease, or metabolic, genetic or extrahepatic disease.
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