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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Low chylomicron remnant can be caused by various factors, with malabsorption and hyperthyroidism being the most common. Genetic, drug side effect, and gastroenterologic disease were also reported to cause low cholesterol level | |||
==Low Chylomicron Remnant Causes== | ==Low Chylomicron Remnant Causes== | ||
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*[[Lomitapide]] | *[[Lomitapide]] | ||
*[[Malabsorption]] | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Lymphangiectasia|Intestinal lymphangiectasia]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Lymphangiectasia|Intestinal lymphangiectasia]], [[malabsorption]] | ||
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| '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | | '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Malabsorption]] | ||
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*[[Lomitapide]] | *[[Lomitapide]] | ||
*[[Malabsorption]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Low chylomicron remnant can be caused by various factors, with malabsorption and hyperthyroidism being the most common. Genetic, drug side effect, and gastroenterologic disease were also reported to cause low cholesterol level
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
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Levothyroxine , lomitapide |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Hyperthyroidism |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Intestinal lymphangiectasia, malabsorption |
| Genetic | Abetalipoproteinemia, 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 |