Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis

 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm

 • Infections: Human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, Infectious mononucleosis, Fungal infections (histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis), Lung abscess, Endocarditis, Other infection

 • Endocrine: Ovarian failure, Hyperthyroidism, Diabetes mellitus (nocturnal hypoglycemia), Endocrine tumors (pheochromocytoma, carcinoid tumor), Orchiectomy

 • Rheumatologic: Takayasu's arteritis, Temporal arteritis

 • Other: Obstructive sleep apnea, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Granulomatous diseases, Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, Lymph node hyperplasia, Diabetes insipidus, Prinzmetal's angina, Anxiety, Pregnancy

 • Drugs: Antipyretics (salicylates, acetaminophen), Antihypertensives, Phenothiazines, Substances Of abuse: alcohol, heroin

 • Over-bundling

 • Autonomic over-activity



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