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- Night sweats: Introduction
- Causes (173 conditions)
- Diagnosis Checklist (13 listings)
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Diagnostic tests (20 listings)
- Symptom Checker
- Drug causes (10 listings)
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Night sweats: Introduction
Night sweats: Sweating during the night (usually a cold sweat). See free access online books about Night sweats below. See detailed information below for a list of 173 causes of Night sweats, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Night sweats:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Night sweats.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Practical reasons for sweating during the night:
- Over-heating during sleep
- Spicy foods before bedtime
- Hot drinks before bedtime
- Hot weather
- Hot bedroom
- Too many blankets
- Exercising before bedtime
- Menopause
- Perimenopause
- Emotional problems
- Stress
- Nightmares
- Sleep walking
- Sleep apnea
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Fever - see various causes of fever
- Infections and other serious conditions may include:
- more causes...»
See full list of 173 causes of Night sweats
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Causes of Types of Night sweats:
Review causes of types of Night sweats in more specific categories:
- Night sweats in children (38 causes)
- more types...»
See full list of 1 types for Night sweats
Night sweats: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Night sweats, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Night sweats and Sweat symptoms (153 causes)
- Night sweats and Sweating (150 causes)
- Night sweats and Cold sweat (148 causes)
- Night sweats and Fatigue (138 causes)
- Night sweats and Muscle weakness (136 causes)
- Night sweats and Fever (135 causes)
- Night sweats and Temperature symptoms (135 causes)
- Night sweats and Pain (126 causes)
- Night sweats and Sensations (124 causes)
- Night sweats and Nerve symptoms (123 causes)
- Night sweats and Weakness (123 causes)
- Night sweats and Muscle symptoms (120 causes)
- Night sweats and Digestive symptoms (114 causes)
- Night sweats and Respiratory symptoms (108 causes)
- Night sweats and Skin symptoms (106 causes)
- Night sweats and Abdominal symptoms (102 causes)
- Night sweats and Breath symptoms (101 causes)
- Night sweats and Breathing difficulties (99 causes)
- Night sweats and Head symptoms (96 causes)
- more...»
See full list of 2292 Symptom Checker combinations related to Night sweats
Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Cold sweat (175 causes)
- Sweat symptoms (1191 causes)
- Sweating (725 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Night sweats
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Night sweats:
- Cold sweat (175 causes)
- Fever (1733 causes)
- Chills (682 causes)
- Sweat symptoms (1191 causes)
- High room temperature
- Excessive covering during sleep
- Indolent chronic infections
- Subacute endocarditis
- Osteomyelitis (37 causes)
- Abscesses (40 causes)
- HIV
- Histoplasmosis
- Nocturnal hypoglycemia
- Hyperthyroidism (32 causes)
- Diabetes insipidus (30 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Night sweats
Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Night sweats from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Night sweats. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Night sweats
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diagnostic tests for Night sweats:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Night sweats. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Inspect for scratch marks due to itch that sometimes occurs with lymphoma
- Temperature. Night sweats are usually related to a fever but may also be caused by anxiety states
- Feel all palpable lymph nodes for enlargement
- Examine the heart for a heart murmur which would suggest bacterial endocarditis
- more tests...»
See full list of 20
diagnostic tests for Night sweats
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Night sweats. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had the night sweats? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- How severe are the night sweats? - e.g. while moderate night sweats are common in anxiety states, drenching night sweats requiring several changes of night clothes is a more ominous symptom associated with infection or lymphoproliferative disease such as lymphoma.
- If chills are associated with a fever, what is the pattern of the fever and night sweats? - e.g. intermittent fever of malaria; undulant fever where bouts of fever for several days are followed by several days of normal temperature occur with lymphomas.
- Travel history? - overseas travelers or visitors may have special or even exotic infections.
- Past medical history? - e.g. AIDS; Rheumatic fever; immunodeficiency, cancer; acquired heart valvular disease such as mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation are at increased risk of infective endocarditis; congenital heart disease such as patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect and coarctation of the aorta are at increased risk of infective endocarditis.
- more questions...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Night sweats (13 listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Night sweats) may include:
- Symptoms of anxiety? - e.g. nervousness, shakiness, tremor, restlessness, irritability, insomnia, poor concentration, heart palpitations, racing heart, sweating (including moderate night sweats), dizziness, diarrhea, lump in throat and frequency of urination.
- Symptoms of symptomatic HIV infection? - e.g. tiredness, weight loss, night sweats (often soaking the sheets), diarrhea, susceptibility to opportunistic infections and tumors. May have the presence of multiple infections at one time.
- Symptoms of Hodgkin's disease? - e.g. painless neck lymph node enlargement, fever, night sweats, weight loss, itch, fatigue, loss of appetite, alcohol induced pain at the site of the enlarged lymph nodes.
- Symptoms of subacute endocarditis? - e.g. fever, night sweats, weight loss, weakness, symptoms of cardiac failure such as shortness of breath on exertion, orthopnea (breathlessness lying down flat), paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (inappropriate severe breathlessness causing waking from sleep), painful muscles and major joints.
- Symptoms of tuberculosis? - e.g. tiredness, malaise, loss of appetite, loss of weight, fever, cough. May have drenching night sweats. Sputum may be mucous-like, pus-like or blood stained.
- more symptoms...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Night sweats (13 listings)
Stories from Users for Night sweats
Real-life user stories relating to Night sweats:
- My wife does not sweat I'm worried
- Vague chronic symptoms, terrible night sweats
- Night Sweats what is causing them? Help Please
- tired all the time, night sweats and more!
- difficulty waking up in the morning..need help
- chronic nausea,vomiting, abdo pain, night sweats for 6 years.
- Trouble wakeing up
- Unexpected Sweating
- What are syndromes where you can't sweat?
- cant sweat
- Sore throat, loss of voice, tiredness, fever, night sweats.. being going on 5 weeks
- 34 yr old with extreme fatigue, night sweats and much more
- I don't sweat??
- Pain in abdomen, knees, feet, plus night sweats
- shaking and sweating
- severe stroke,now a vegetable,night sweats
- sweat disorder
- Collagenous Colitis + Night Sweats - HELP!
- Night sweats and other menopause symptoms
- sweating when its not hot
Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Night sweats or relevant symptoms:
- Constitutional (General Wellbeing) (371)
- Hematologic/Lymphatic (Blood and Lymph) (164)
- Allergic/Immunologic (157)
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Medications or substances causing Night sweats:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Night sweats 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.
- Zalcitabine
- Hivid
- Cyclosporine
- Sandimmune
- Consupren
- Sandimmun Neoral
- Gengraf
- more causes...»
See full list of 10
medications causing Night sweats
Detailed list of causes of Night sweats
The list below shows some of the causes of Night sweats mentioned in various sources:
- Abdominal Cancer - night sweats
- Abscess
- Actinomycetales infection - night sweats
- Acute adult T-Cell leukemia - night sweats
- Acute myelofibrosis - night sweats
- Acute myelosclerosis - night sweats
- Acute panmyelosis - night sweats
- more causes...»
See full list of 173 causes of Night sweats
How Common are these Causes of Night sweats?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Night sweats. Of the 173 causes of Night sweats that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 6 causes are "very common" diseases
- 2 causes are "common" diseases
- 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0 causes are "rare" diseases
- 8 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 162 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 173 causes of Night sweats
Conditions listing symptoms: Night sweats:
The following list of conditions have 'Night sweats' 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.
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Causes of Night sweats Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Night sweats?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Night sweats, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
- General practitioner
- Emergency physician
- Infectious diseases specialist
- more specialists...»
Classifications of Night sweats:
Medical Conditions associated with Night sweats:
Cold sweat (154 causes), Sweat symptoms (1154 causes), Sweating (683 causes)
Symptoms related to Night sweats:
Cold sweat (154 causes), Fever (1486 causes), Chills (652 causes), Sweat symptoms (1154 causes), High room temperature, Excessive covering during sleep, Indolent chronic infections, Subacute endocarditis, Osteomyelitis (12 causes), Abscesses (17 causes), HIV, Histoplasmosis, Nocturnal hypoglycemia, Hyperthyroidism (9 causes), Diabetes insipidus (17 causes)
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Medical News summaries about Night sweats
Our news pages contain the following medical news summaries about Night sweats and many other medical conditions:
- Beryllium disease may not become evident for 40 years
- HRT not for prevention of menopause
- Plant derived drug helps alleviate menopausal symptoms
- Soy reduces incidence of hot flashes in menopausal women
News Archives for Night sweats
Medical news articles related to Night sweats include:
- Hot Flashes, Night Sweats a Good Sign for Breast Cancer Patients
- Health Tip: Prevent Night-Driving Dangers
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Night sweats
Medical research papers related to Night sweats include:
- Menopause and Osteoporosis Update 2009
- Health related quality of life after combined hormone replacement therapy: randomised controlled trial.
- British HIV Association guidelines for HIV-associated malignancies 2008
- HIV for non-HIV specialists - diagnosing the undiagnosed
- Osteoarthritis in Peripheral Joints - Diagnosis and Treatment
- HypoMon for detection of hypoglycaemia in diabetics
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- Menopause and hormone therapy (HT): collaborative decision-making and management.
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Related medical articles from our Disease Center for Night sweats:
- Introduction: Night sweats
- Basic Summary for Night sweats
- Causes of Night sweats
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