Aetiology
Causes include:
- chronic inflammation:
- tuberculosis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- malignancy
- rheumatoid arthritis
- endocrine disorders:
- hypothyroidism
- hypopituitarism
- Addison's disease
- other causes:
- liver disease
- chronic renal failure
- malnutrition
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