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Does Elevated ALT Levels In Blood Cause Persistent Cough And Fever?

My mother is having cough for the last 3 months.She constantly coughs all day.Its hardly when I find her not coughing.ANd every afternoon she has fever.Can you kindly suggest the probable causes? Just now in her blood report I saw that her ALT level in blood is also very high than the normal range.Her's is 127.So is it anyhow linked with her cough and fever? please reply soon
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern for your mother.
Having persistent cough with fever along with elevated levels of ALT enzyme could be due to enlarged liver due to infection and irritation of lining of lungs (pleura) through diaphragm, most likely because of pleurisy or collection of fluid by means of pleural effusion.
To confirm this, you need to get a Chest X-ray and Ultrasound abdomen done.
Kindly consult Physician in this regard with the report for appropriate diagnosis and management.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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Does Elevated ALT Levels In Blood Cause Persistent Cough And Fever?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern for your mother. Having persistent cough with fever along with elevated levels of ALT enzyme could be due to enlarged liver due to infection and irritation of lining of lungs (pleura) through diaphragm, most likely because of pleurisy or collection of fluid by means of pleural effusion. To confirm this, you need to get a Chest X-ray and Ultrasound abdomen done. Kindly consult Physician in this regard with the report for appropriate diagnosis and management. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.