Hypoproteinemia

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Synonyms and keywords: Hypoproteinaemia; total protein levels low (plasma or serum)

Hypoproteinemia is a condition where there is an abnormally low level of protein in the blood.

A specific form of hypoproteinemia is hypoalbuminemia.

Hypoproteinemia results in tissue edema.

One common cause is due to excess protein in the urine (proteinuria), which can be a medical sign of nephrotic syndrome.

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• Hepatic failure
• Malabsorption syndrome
• Menetrier disease
• Protein losing enteropathy
• Water overload
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Intestinal enteropeptidase deficiency
• Kwashiorkor
• Malabsorption syndrome
• Capillary leak syndrome

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