Plasma fibrinogen may be decreased for a number of reasons.
Decreased production:
(1) liver disease
(2) malnutrition
(3) hereditary afibrinogenemia or hypofibrinogenemia
(4) hereditary dysfibrinogenemia
Increased consumption:
(1) disseminated intravascular coagulation
Dilutional:
(1) hemodilution
Drug-induced:
(1) L-asparaginase
(2) corticosteroids
(3) fibrinolytic therapy
Artifact:
(1) testing performed on serum rather than plasma
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