What does a SGOT of 86 and a SGPT of 502 mean in someone with no symptoms?
Sounds like hepatitis. Because of the AST/ALT ratio, it is unlikely due to alcohol. If there really are no symptoms, could be something chronic. However, sometimes epigastric symptoms attributed to such things as heartburn or indigestion may mask liver symptoms. The first things to think about are medications such as cholesterol lowering drugs such as simvastatin, lovastatin, or niacin. Then there are certain herbal medications that have been known to cause low-grade hepatitis. Of course, one has to rule out infectious causes of hepatitis too.
