Abstract
Increased levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) should alert us to changes in the liver, kidney, bone and malignancy. However, there is a physiological increase in pregnancy up to twice the upper limit. There has been a paucity of cases reporting extreme elevations of ALP in pregnancy. This is a case of an incidental pregnancy finding of a 24-fold increase in ALP in the third trimester (2877 U/L). The patient was kept under surveillance and ALP levels were monitored during the postpartum period.Literature suggests a correlation between ALP elevation and several perinatal complications, proposing it could represent an important tool in monitoring high-risk pregnancies and underlying placental damage. We report a case with no perinatal complications and normal labor at term, with a placenta showing lesions of chronic villitis. We should not rely exclusively on an isolated, marked rise in ALP to dictate the approach in the absence of other fetomaternal considerations.
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