J Korean Pediatr Soc.
2000 Jun;43(6):856-860.
A Case of Tansient Hyperphosphatasemia
Abstract
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We examined a male infant with transient increase in alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity.
The 25-month-old infant was admitted to a local hospital because of pneumonia of unknown
etiology. Initial laboratory investigation revealed a serum ALP of 11,260U/L, which was
comparable to that of bone isoenzyme on the electrophoresis pattern, There was no evidence
of hepatitis, skeletal or intestinal diseases. The hyperphosphatasemia disappeared 3 months
later. We report a case of transient hyperphosphatasemia diagnosed inci- dentally in the
course of management of pneumonia. (J Korean Pediatr Soc 2000;43:856-860)