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Aetiology

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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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