Causes of Altered Levels of Ceruloplasmin

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Increased Levels

• Acute infections
• Hepatitis
• Hodgkin's disease
• Hyperthyroidism
• Pregnancy
• Malignancies of bone, lung, stomach
• Myocardial infarction
• Rheumatoid arthritis

Drugs

• Oral contraceptives
• Estrogens
• Methadone
• Phenytoin (Dilantin)

Decreased Levels

• Wilson's disease
• Malabsorption syndromes
• Long-term total parenteral nutrition
• Menkes' kinky hair syndrome
• Nephrosis
• Severe liver disease
• Early infancy

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• Increased Levels
• Decreased Levels