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|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Levothyroxine]], [[statins]] | ||
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| '''Endocrine''' | | '''Endocrine''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Adrenal insufficiency]], [[hyperthyroidism]], [[levothyroxine]] | ||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Failure to thrive]], [[liver disease]], [[malabsorption ]] | ||
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| '''Genetic''' | | '''Genetic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Abetalipoproteinemia ]], [[familial alphalipoprotein deficiency]], [[hypobetalipoproteinemia ]], [[Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome]] | ||
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| '''Hematologic''' | | '''Hematologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Beta thalassemia (citation at 7590514[uid], 2712866[uid] in pubmed)]], [[leukemia (pmid: 9256291)]], | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Moubarak, M.D. [2]
Overview
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. Low cholesterol in itself is not a life threatening condition.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | Cardiovascular | Shock |
| bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes | |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes | |
| Drug Side Effect | Levothyroxine, statins | |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes | |
| Endocrine | Adrenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, levothyroxine | |
| Environmental | No underlying causes | |
| Gastroenterologic | Failure to thrive, liver disease, malabsorption | |
| Genetic | Abetalipoproteinemia , familial alphalipoprotein deficiency, hypobetalipoproteinemia , Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome | |
| Hematologic | [[Beta thalassemia (citation at 7590514[uid], 2712866[uid] in pubmed)]], leukemia (pmid: 9256291), | |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes | |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes | |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | ||
| Neurologic | ||
| Nutritional/Metabolic | ||
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | ||
| Oncologic | No underlying causes | |
| Ophthalmologic | ||
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes | |
| Psychiatric | ||
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes | |
| Renal/Electrolyte | ||
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | ||
| Sexual | No underlying causes | |
| Trauma | No underlying causes | |
| Urologic | No underlying causes | |
| Miscellaneous |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- ↑ Tassiopoulos T, Stamatelos G, Zakopoulos N, Fessas P, Eliopoulos GD (1995). "Low incidence of acute myocardial infarction in beta-thalassaemia trait carriers". Haematologia (Budap). 26 (4): 199–203. PMID 7590514.
- ↑ Maioli M, Pettinato S, Cherchi GM, Giraudi D, Pacifico A, Pupita G; et al. (1989). "Plasma lipids in beta-thalassemia minor". Atherosclerosis. 75 (2–3): 245–8. PMID 2712866.
- ↑ Pandolfino J, Hakimian D, Rademaker AW, Tallman MS (1997). "Hypocholesterolemia in hairy cell leukemia: a marker for proliferative activity". Am J Hematol. 55 (3): 129–33. PMID 9256291.