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Low chylomicron remnant causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Low chylomicron remnant can be caused by various factors, with malabsorption and hyperthyroidism[1] being the most common. Genetic, drug side effect, and gastroenterologic disease were also reported to cause low chylomicron remnant.
Low Chylomicron Remnant Causes
Low Chylomicron Remnant Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. Low chylomicron remnant in itself is not a life threatening condition.
Common Causes
- Abetalipoproteinemia[2]
- Chylomicron retention disease
- Hyperthyroidism [1]
- Intestinal lymphangiectasia
- Lomitapide
- Malabsorption
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Lomitapide |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Hyperthyroidism |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Intestinal lymphangiectasia, malabsorption |
| Genetic | Abetalipoproteinemia[2], chylomicron retention disease |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | Malabsorption |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes by Alphabetical Order
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weintraub M, Grosskopf I, Trostanesky Y, Charach G, Rubinstein A, Stern N (1999). “Thyroxine replacement therapy enhances clearance of chylomicron remnants in patients with hypothyroidism”. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 84 (7): 2532–6. PMID 10404832.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wetterau JR, Aggerbeck LP, Bouma ME, Eisenberg C, Munck A, Hermier M; et al. (1992). “Absence of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein in individuals with abetalipoproteinemia”. Science. 258 (5084): 999–1001. PMID 1439810.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Moubarak, M.D. [2]