Excessive sweating
Excessive sweating: Introduction
Excessive sweating: A condition which is characterized by an abnormal excess of sweating.
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Diaphoresis
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Skin, clammy
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Night Sweats
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Skin, clammy
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Diaphoresis
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Sweating
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Misdiagnosis and Excessive sweating
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Medications or substances causing Excessive sweating:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Excessive sweating as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Excessive sweating
Detailed list of causes of Excessive sweating
The list below shows some of the causes of Excessive sweating mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Excessive sweating?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Excessive sweating.
Of the 87
causes of Excessive sweating that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 83
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Excessive sweating
Conditions listing symptoms: Excessive sweating:
The following list of conditions
have 'Excessive sweating' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acrodynia
... excessive sweatingAcromegaly
... excessive sweatingAcute stress disorder
... DiaphoresisAlternating Hemiplegia
... excessive sweatingAlternating hemiplegia of childhood
... excessive sweatingAmelo-cerebro-hypohidrotic syndrome
... excessive sweatingAromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency
... excessive sweatingAutonomic dysreflexia syndrome
... diaphoresisAutonomic nerve disorders
... DiaphoresisAutonomic neuropathy
... DiaphoresisB
Babesiosis
... DiaphoresisBacteremia
... DiaphoresisBacterial diseases
... DiaphoresisBacterial meningitis
... DiaphoresisBasal cell carcinomas with milia and coarse, sparse hair
... excessive sweatingBland-Garland-White syndrome
... excessive sweatingBook syndrome
... excessive sweatingBrain Fag syndrome
... excessive sweatingC
Carbamate insecticide poisoning
... diaphoresisCarcinoid syndrome
... excessive sweatingCiguatera poisoning
... excessive sweatingCongenital hepatic porphyria
... excessive sweatingD
Discontinuation syndrome
... diaphoresisDonepezil toxicity
... excessive sweatingDyskeratosis congenita of Zinsser-Cole-Engman
... excessive sweatingE
Epidermolysa bullosa simplex and limb girdle muscular dystrophy
... excessive sweatingEpidermolysis bullosa simplex, Cockayne-Touraine type
... excessive sweatingF
Familial hypertryptophanemia
... excessive sweatingFatal familial insomnia
... excessive sweatingFucosidosis type 1
... excessive sweatingFucosidosis type II
... excessive sweatingG
Green gill mushroom poisoning
... excessive sweatingH
Heart attack
... diaphoresisHerbal Agent overdose - Garlic
... excessive sweatingHereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 3
... excessive sweatingHeroin withdrawal
... profuse sweatingHodgkin's Disease
... profuse sweatingHorseradish poisoning
... excessive sweatingHypertryptophanemia
... excessive sweatingK
Keratosis palmoplantar periodontopathy
... excessive sweatingKohlschutter-Tonz syndrome
... excessive sweatingL
Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute
... excessive sweatingLobstein disease
... excessive sweatingLoewenthal syndrome
... excessive sweatingM
Meleda Disease
... excessive sweatingMotor neuropathy, peripheral with dysautonomia
... excessive sweatingMultiple endocrine neoplasia
... DiaphoresisMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
... DiaphoresisMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
... DiaphoresisMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 3
... DiaphoresisN
Naked brimcap poisoning
... excessive sweatingNeuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
... profuse sweating, diaphoresisO
Organophosphate insecticide poisoning
... diaphoresisP
Panic attack
... Excessive sweatingPanic disorder
... Excessive sweatingPituitary cancer, childhood
... excessive sweatingPituitary tumors, adult
... excessive sweatingPlant poisoning - Aconitum
... excessive sweatingPlant poisoning - Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
... diaphoresisPlant poisoning - Indole alkaloids
... excessive sweatingPlant poisoning - Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
... diaphoresisPlant poisoning - tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
... diaphoresisPOEMS syndrome
... excessive sweatingR
Rebound hypertension
... diaphoresisReflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
... excessive sweatingRénon-Delille syndrome
... excessive sweatingS
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
... Excessive sweatingSpanlang-Tappeiner syndrome
... excessive sweatingSpeech impairment
... Excessive sweatingSpinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress 1
... excessive sweatingStuve-Wiedemann dysplasia
... excessive sweatingStuve-Wiedemann syndrome
... excessive sweatingT
Tacrine toxicity
... excessive sweatingToxic mushrooms - Cholinergic
... excessive sweatingTrophoblastic Cancer
... DiaphoresisTruncus Arteriosus
... excessive sweatingV
Vancomycin resistant enterococcal bacteremia
... DiaphoresisVentricular septal defect
... DiaphoresisVentriculo-arterial discordance, isolated
... DiaphoresisVLCAD deficiency
... DiaphoresisVohwinkel syndrome
... excessive sweatingVolume depletion
... DiaphoresisX
Xanthic urolithiasis
... Diaphoresis
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Causes of Excessive sweating Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Excessive sweating based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Excessive sweating:
Subtypes of Excessive sweating:
Diaphoresis (30 causes), Profuse sweating (3 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Excessive sweating:
Sweating (704 causes), Sweat symptoms (1203 causes)
Symptoms related to Excessive sweating:
Cold skin (114 causes), Clammy skin (50 causes), Dry skin (171 causes), Sweating symptoms (1203 causes), Dehydration (159 causes), Hyperhidrosis, Anhidrosis (1 cause), Thyroid gland disorder, Pituitary gland disorder, Diabetes mellitus (183 causes), Tumors, Gout, Menopause (10 causes), Mercury poisoning, Body temperature, Thermoregulation, Excessive exercise, Hot and humid environment
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