What Causes Night Sweats?

Sources Medically Reviewed on 06/28/2018 Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on June 28, 2018
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UpToDate: "Approach to the patient with night sweats," "Clinical presentation and diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma."
Mayo Clinic: "Night sweats," "Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)," "Lymphoma," "Anxiety disorders," "Nightmare disorder," "Sleep terrors (night terrors)," "Carcinoid syndrome," "Pheochromocytoma."
Harvard Health Publishing: "Do you have an overactive thyroid?" "Understanding the stress response."
Joslin Diabetes Center: "Avoiding Nighttime Lows."
Cleveland Clinic: "Sleep Apnea."
BMJ Open: "Nocturnal sweating -- a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea: the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort."
Anales de Medicina Interna: "Gastroesophageal reflux as a cause of night sweating."
American Family Physician: "Diagnosing Night Sweats."
International Hyperhidrosis Society: "Night Sweats."
CDC: "Tuberculosis (TB): Signs & Symptoms."
NHS Choices: "Night sweats."
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: "HIV-Related Conditions: Entire Lesson."
AIDSinfo: "Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Infection," "Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare (MAI) Infection."
National CMV Foundation: "Acquired CMV: Intro and Symptoms."
Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on June 28, 2018
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