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Hiroaki Nishioka1, Aisa Yoshizaki1, Yukihiro Imai2
1Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Abstract:
Exacerbation of liver enzymes after the initiation of feeding in malnourished patients is caused by refeeding syndrome or persistent starvation. There are no definite clinical markers for distinguishing between the two conditions. We herein report a 63-year-old woman with starvation-induced liver enzyme elevation. Her body weight was inversely associated with the liver enzyme levels after refeeding, which was a different course from refeeding syndrome. Normalization of liver enzymes ensued as the caloric intake increased and weight gain progressed. Daily changes in body weight can be a useful clinical marker for distinguishing between refeeding syndrome and starvation-induced liver enzyme elevation.
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