Causes of an elevated serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) level

Asbestosis

Beryllium disease

Coccidioidomycosis

Diabetes mellitus

Gaucher disease

Hodgkin lymphoma

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Hyperthyroidism

Leprosy

Lung cancer

Primary biliary cirrhosis

Sarcoidosis

Silicosis

Tuberculosis

Source: Studdy PR, Lapworth R, Bird R. Angiotensin-converting enzyme and its clinical significance: A review. J Clin Pathol 1983; 36:938.

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