Which can cause profound hyperlipidemia?: (A) Hypoparathyroidism, (B) Hypothyroidism, (C) Hyperparathyroidism, (D) Hypehyroidism
Answer is B. Answer is B (Hypothroidism): The two most common Endocrine causes of Secondary Dyslipidemia are Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypothyroidism. Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus is the single most common endocrine cause of Secondary Dyslipidemia followed by Hypothyroidism.