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Question : Cause of night sweats.I have heard nothing except for receiving a copy of the charge receipt
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Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (2 hours later)
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Detailed Answer:
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Welcome and thanks for your query.
Night sweats can be caused by a number of conditions varying from hormonal imbalances, infections like Tuberculosis, malignancies like lymphoma, certain medicines used to treat depression, low blood sugar,certain neurological illnesses and fever of any cause occurring at night. There is also a condition called idiopathic hyperhidrosis for which no cause is obvious.
Please let me know your other symptoms and we shall try to work out the reason in you.
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Suggest Treatment For Profuse Sweating

Brief Answer: Please see the discussion below. Detailed Answer: Hello, Welcome and thanks for your query. Night sweats can be caused by a number of conditions varying from hormonal imbalances, infections like Tuberculosis, malignancies like lymphoma, certain medicines used to treat depression, low blood sugar,certain neurological illnesses and fever of any cause occurring at night. There is also a condition called idiopathic hyperhidrosis for which no cause is obvious. Please let me know your other symptoms and we shall try to work out the reason in you.