night sweats

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Introduction

Perspiration during sleep at night of sufficient magnitude as to necessitate a change in bed clothing &/or bedding (sheets).

Etiology

* disorder to consider 1st

Epidemiology

  • 2% of patients report night sweats in past month

Clinical manifestations

  • other sleep-related symptoms in children[3]

Laboratory

Diagnostic procedures

Radiology

chest X-ray, CT of thorax & abdomen

Differential diagnosis

Management

More general terms

Additional terms

References

  1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 928
  2. UpToDate version 13.3
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 So HK et al. Night sweats in children: Prevalence and associated factors. Arch Dis Child 2011 Mar 22 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21427123