The serum zinc concentration may be increased in a number of situations.
Conditions associated with an elevated serum zinc concentration:
(1) zinc intoxication (occupational, environmental, iatrogenic, dietary, self-induced)
(2) PAMI
(3) familial hyperzincemia
Wallach also lists:
(1) anemia, which may refer to the anemia of zinc intoxication plus copper deficiency
(2) primary osteosarcoma of bone, but no citations can be found in PubMed
where:
• The reports of familial hyperzincemia are from about 40 years ago.
