Hyperproteinemia

Hyperproteinemia means that there are too many proteins in the blood . The limit value is given between 80 and 90 g per liter of blood plasma.

The increase in the level of protein in the blood can be a symptom of various diseases, such as: B. chronic inflammation , liver cirrhosis , fungal diseases and tumor diseases. If it appears as a concomitant symptom of dehydration , the symptoms, known as pseudohyperprotoeinemia , disappear with sufficient fluid intake .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gesundheit.de: Hyperproteinemia - Definition , accessed on November 15, 2014
2. ↑ Jürgen Hallbach: Clinical chemistry for entry . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-106342-7 , p. 100 (accessed November 15, 2014).

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