Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

Aka: Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, ACE Level, Serum ACE

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II. Indications

  1. Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis
  2. Monitoring of Sarcoidosis response to treatment

III. Normal

  1. Children: 5 to 89 Units/Liter
  2. Adults: 8 to 52 Units/Liter

IV. Increased

  1. Sarcoidosis (higher elevation in active disease)
  2. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
  3. Alcoholic Liver Disease
  4. Hyperthyroidism
  5. Hyperparathyroidism
  6. Diabetes Mellitus
  7. Amyloidosis
  8. Multiple Myeloma
  9. Lung disease
    1. Asbestosis
    2. Silicosis
    3. Berylliosis
    4. Coccidioidomycosis
    5. Allergic alveolitis
  10. Gaucher's Disease
  11. Leprosy

V. References

  1. Lieberman (1975) Am J Med 59(3):365-72 [PubMed]
  2. Studdy (1983) J Clin Pathol 36(8):938-47 [PubMed]

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