Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Decreased CSF protein concentration

HP:0025457

What it means

CSF total protein level is below the lower limit of normal.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Decreased cerebrospinal fluid total protein · Decreased CSF protein · Hypoproteinorrhachia · Low CSF total protein

Decreased CSF protein concentration

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.