Associated Conditions
The condition may be a sign of various disease states, including but not exclusive to the following:
- Acrodynia (childhood mercury poisoning)
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Brucellosis (a bacterial infection)
- Cerebral palsy
- Cerebral and brain stem strokes
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Familial dysautonomia
- Fibromyalgia
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Head injury
- HIV,
- Hypoglycaemia (Chromium deficiency)
- Hypothalamic lesions
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Leukemia,
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphoma,
- Menopause
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary histoplasmosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Subacute endocarditis
- Thyroiditis
- Tuberculosis,
- Urinary tract infection
Certain medications, anti-depressants (such as sertraline) have also been known to cause night sweats in some individuals. Another cause could be withdrawal from various drugs (opiates, benzodiazepines, alcohol, etc.).
Read more about this topic: Night Sweats
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