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Serum Acid Phosphatase Test - Acid Phosphatase Test

Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

A healthy level of acid phosphatase in the blood is 0 to 0.8 U/L (units per liter). Abnormal levels of acid phosphatase in the blood may indicate one or more of the following:

prostate cancer that has spread outside the prostate gland, often to bone

decreased flow of blood to the prostate gland

Paget disease, a disease in which bones thicken and soften

anemia, which is a low number of red blood cells

infection

prostatitis, which is an inflammation of the prostate gland

thrombophlebitis, which is inflammation and small blood clots in a vein, usually in the leg

Gaucher disease, which is a lipid metabolism disorder

hyperparathyroidism, which is a condition caused by increased activity of the parathyroid gland

heart attack

kidney disease, such as end-stage renal disease

physical stimulation of the prostate gland, which can be done by prostate examination, colonoscopy, or enemas

multiple myeloma, which is a malignancy beginning in the plasma cells of the bone marrow

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