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What Causes Cold Sweats And Loss Of Appetite?

My 57 year old husband has been getting the cold sweats for a few days now! He will sweat profusely for nearly an hour then be ok for a few hours then it repeats. Other than the sweats and loss of appetite he does not feel too bad but that seems to knock him down for a bit. I m concerned it s something more serious than a bug due to his valve replacement he had 5 years ago...
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Is the episode of cold sweat accompanied by chills and rigors?
Chills and rigors along with fever and sweats is characteristically seen in malarial infection.
These symptoms occur episodically in malaria at an interval of 48 hours.
In case, your husband is experiencing these symptoms, then he needs to get a complete hemogram, antigen test for malarial parasite and slide for malarial parasite.
Loss of appetite can occur due to prostation associated with infection.
Besides malaria, other infection which is associated with fever, night sweats and loss of appetite is tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis causes loos of appetite, loos of weight and extreme weakness.
In case, you are suffering from these symptoms, I suggest you to consult your physician for complete hemogram and mantaux skin test.
Mantoux test your doctor at the earliest for clinical assessment, relevant investigations and thus management.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri



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What Causes Cold Sweats And Loss Of Appetite?

Hello and welcome to HCM, Is the episode of cold sweat accompanied by chills and rigors? Chills and rigors along with fever and sweats is characteristically seen in malarial infection. These symptoms occur episodically in malaria at an interval of 48 hours. In case, your husband is experiencing these symptoms, then he needs to get a complete hemogram, antigen test for malarial parasite and slide for malarial parasite. Loss of appetite can occur due to prostation associated with infection. Besides malaria, other infection which is associated with fever, night sweats and loss of appetite is tuberculosis. Tuberculosis causes loos of appetite, loos of weight and extreme weakness. In case, you are suffering from these symptoms, I suggest you to consult your physician for complete hemogram and mantaux skin test. Mantoux test your doctor at the earliest for clinical assessment, relevant investigations and thus management. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri