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%T Higher Levels of Creatine Kinase MB (CK-MB) Than Total Creatine Kinase (CK): A Biochemistry Reporting Error or an Indicator of Other Pathologies?
%A Ghosh A
%A Datta P
%A Dhingra M
%J Cureus
%V 15
%N 12
%D 2023 Dec
%M 38239552
暂无%R 10.7759/cureus.50792
%X The creatine kinase (CK) enzyme and its isoenzymes hold significant diagnostic value, appearing in distinct patterns across various tissues. The most common method for creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) estimation is based on immunoinhibition. However, this method can report falsely elevated CK-MB levels in various scenarios. Persistently elevated CK-MB levels or discrepancies between measured values and the patient's clinical condition warrant further investigation, such as total CK isoenzyme electrophoresis. This report presents a case where a patient was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction and treated according to established guidelines. However, the presence of abdominal pain, in addition to persistently elevated CK-MB after the resolution of cardiac symptoms and a higher CK-MB to total CK ratio, suggested alternative pathologies. Thorough laboratory investigations, including quantitative CK isoenzyme electrophoresis and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) of the abdomen, followed by emergency operative intervention, led to a secondary diagnosis of acute small bowel infarction.