ALBUMIN 3.9 - 5.0 LOW DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR HYPOALBUMINEMIA:

Hepatic Cirrhosis

     Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

     Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

     Wilsons Disease

     Hemochromatosis

     Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

     Hepatitis

          Viral

          Autoimmune

          Alcoholic

          Drug Induced

Glycogen Storage Disease

Protein Losing Enteropathies

     Crohn's Disease

     Whipple's Disease

      Lymphangiectasia

Malabsortption

     Celiac Disease

     Tropical Sprue

     Systemic Mastocytosis

     Bacterial Overgrowth

     Intestinal Lymphangiectasia 

Protein Losing Nephropathy

     Nephrotic Syndrome

Malnutrition

Hemorrhage

Burns

Pregnancy

Hyperthyroidism

Amyloidosis

Multiple Myeloma