Table 1

Summary of liver function tests

Test (normal values)	Week −14	Week 0^1-150	Week 3^1-151	Week 5	Week 6	Week 12	Week 26
AST (5–45 IU/l)	27	243	376	52	29	26	25
ALT (5–37 IU/l)	16	484	705	181	44	48	21
GGT (12–60 IU/l)	17	72	79	96	64	65	22
LDH (90–220 IU/l)	284	237	257	197	159	228	195
Alkaline phosphatase (35–110 IU/l)	81	74	73	75	72	60	54
Total bilirubin (3–22 μmol/l)	5	10	11	15	11	6	6
Albumin (35–47 g/l)	41	44	ND	41	41	37	43
Globulin (25–35 g/l)	30	25	ND	26	24	24	22

↵1-150 Onset of symptoms.
↵1-151 Followed by onset of corticosteroid treatment.
ND, not done.