liver diseases causing asymptomatic elevation of ALP

Last reviewed 01/2018

Liver diseases which may cause asymptomatic chronic elevation of alkaline phosphatase include:

• chronic cholestatic liver disease:
• partial biliary obstruction
• primary biliary cirrhosis
• primary sclerosing cholangitis
• drug-induced e.g. anabolic steroids

• chronic infiltrative liver disease:
• sarcoidosis
• malignant metastasis