Selection of sweat - the normal function of the body, but night sweats - an unpleasant symptom, because of which the bed linen is usually changed. There are many possible reasons for high night sweatiness.
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Sweating at night
Selection of sweat is necessary to control the body temperature. Pot forms protection for skin, which reduces the temperature when evaporating sweat. Therefore, sweating is normal if there is a high temperature in the room, or in case of exercise. Another reason for sweating can be a strong stress or nausea, and the cold always reduces sweat selection. However, night sweats are a pathological symptom that is not associated with external factors.
Sweating at night (night sweating) is a very frequent complaint when visiting a doctor. Very often and we are treated with this complaint. This state is not related to the hyperactivity of the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic) and is not amenable to surgical treatment, like local hyperhydrosis. Nevertheless, the presence of night plotting should be alarmed by a patient and a doctor on the search for a hidden reason that may be a serious disease. Night hyperhydrosis can be part of generalized (general) sweating.
Tuberculosis and lymphogranulomatosis are diseases in which night sweats are found very often, and it is about these diseases, first of all, a doctor thinks. However, currently these diseases are relatively rarely the cause of sweating at night.
Diseases in which sweating occurs at night
Under what diseases there are sweating at night
- Tuberculosis
- Tumor disease.
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, HIV)
- Gastro-Ezophageal Reflux disease (GERD)
- Obstructive night apnea syndrome
- Hyperthyroidism (increased thyroid function)
- Hypoglycemia
- Other rare diseases
- Medications: Lowering pressure, antipyretic and others
Tumor disease
Almost all tumor diseases at the generalization stage
(the appearance of remote metastases) may be accompanied by fever and
Increased sweating. However, there are a number of oncological
diseases, sweating under which is one of the most common
Meeting symptoms.
Hodgkin's disease (lymphogranulomatosis). This disease is associated with
Tumor lesion of lymphatic nodes. Often for a long time
Lymphogranulomatosis does not exist in any way. Appearance
Sweatsts at night in such cases may be the only symptom,
indicating the disease. After treating sweating
disappear.
Non-Hodgkinsky lymphoma. In contrast to Hodgkin's disease these diseases
have other features of tumor lesions, but also as
Lymphogranulomatosis can be manifested by fever, high sweating,
Weakness and of course an increase in lymph nodes.
Spinal cord compression with tumor metastasis. Tumor metastases can
appear in space surrounding the spinal cord. Surveys of nerves
The vegetative nervous system on one side can cause
Compensatory increase in sweating on the other hand. Most often
Metastatic lesion is manifested by a number of common symptoms - a decrease
Weight, poor health and bad appetite and others.
