lysozyme in body fluid (serum/plasma/urine/CSF)

Indications

• evaluation of acute monocytic leukemia & to a lesser extent acute myelomonocytic leukemia

Reference interval

• 4-16 ug/mL (serum)
• < 4 ug/mL (urine)
• 1.2-1.4 mg/mL (tears)

Increases

• large increases (serum, urine)
  • acute monocytic leukemia
  • acute myelomonocytic leukemia
  • proximal renal tubule damage (urine only)
• moderate increases (serum, urine)
  • chronic myelocytic leukemia
  • polycythemia vera
  • renal failure
  • tuberculosis
  • sarcoidosis
  • megaloblastic anemia
  • Crohn's disease
  • ulcerative colitis
  • acute bacterial infection

Decreases

• neutropenia with bone marrow suppression

More general terms

• special chemistry test

More specific terms

• lysozyme in CSF
• lysozyme in pleural fluid
• lysozyme in serum/plasma
• lysozyme in stool
• lysozyme in tears
• lysozyme in urine

Additional terms

• muramidase or lysozyme