Low triglyceride causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]

Overview

Hypotriglyceridemia is a state of low triglyceride levels.

Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

There are no known life threatening causes of hypotriglyceridemia.

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Systemic lupus erythematosis
Drug Side Effect	Ascorbic acid, asparaginase, clofibrate, fenofibrate, fish oil, gemfibrozil, nicotinic acid, statins
Ear Nose Throat	Hyperthyroidism
Endocrine	Hyperthyroidism
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, malabsorption syndrome
Genetic	Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, hereditary abetalipoproteinemia, hypobetalipoproteinemia
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	Radiation therapy
Infectious Disease	AIDS
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	AIDS
Nutritional/Metabolic	Alcoholism, low-fat diet, malnutrition
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Cancer
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	AIDS
Renal/Electrolyte	Systemic lupus erythematosis
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Autoimmune diseases, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Alcoholism

References

Overview