What Causes Persistent Night Sweats, Fatigue And Headache?

Posted on Thu, 2 Nov 2017

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Question : extreme fatigue, short of breath after stairs, night sweats since February. Bone pain, especially in neck. Headaches daily, mostly in back of head.
normal rbc/wbc
ovalocytes 1+
b12 1634
PT 1.0 INR 11.6
Iron Sat 9%
immature granuocytes .2

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. You require further evaluation

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I understand your concern. So you have extremd fatigue, sweating and lethargy with a low iron saturation. This can be due to several causes like
Iron deficiency
Thyroid disorders
Chest infections
Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.
Sometimes occult cancer.
You require detail clinical examination and incestigations like complete blood counts, liver and thyroid function test, chest xray and dexa bone scan.
Thanks and regards

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