User:Immunize/List of causes of unintentional weight loss

Unexplained weight loss is a seurious symptom of many different, sometimes life threatening diseases.

Malignant causes of unexplained weight loss

 * Breast cancer
 * Leukemia
 * Lymphoma
 * Liver cancer, including hepatocellular carcinoma
 * Colon cancer
 * Gastric cancer
 * Esophageal cancer
 * Lung cancer
 * Ovarian cancer
 * Endometrial cancer
 * Prostate cancer
 * Renal cell carcinoma

Infectious causes of unexplained weight loss

 * Tuberculosis
 * Parasites
 * Endocarditis
 * HIV/AIDS

Gastrointestinal causes of unexplained weight loss

 * Reflux
 * Inflammatory bowel disease
 * Dysmotility
 * Gastritis
 * Dental disease
 * Peptic ulcer disease
 * Pancreatitis
 * Constipation
 * Celiac disease
 * Xerostomia

Endocrine causes of unexplianed weight loss

 * Diabetes mellitus
 * Hyperthyroidism
 * pheochromocytoma

Rheumatologic and autoimmune causes of unexplained weight loss

 * Sarcoidosis
 * Polymyalgia rheumatica
 * Giant cell arteritis
 * Bechet's disease
 * Crohn's Disase

Cardiovascular causes of unexplained weight loss

 * congestive heart failure

Neurological diseases causing weight loss

 * quadriplegia
 * Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.
 * Multiple sclerosis

Renal causes of unexplained weight loss

 * Uremia

Other causes of unexplained weight loss

 * Aging
 * Medication
 * Changes in diet or activity level

Psychological causes of unexplained weight loss

 * Depression
 * Anorexia nervosa
 * Bulemia
 * Manipulative behavior