Cold sweat
Cold sweat: Introduction
Cold sweat: Sweating when your body is cold or with chills.
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Causes of Cold sweat:
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causes of Cold sweat.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Diagnostic tests for Cold sweat:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Cold sweat. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- General appearance - jaundice may suggest ascending cholangitis or cholecystitis.
- Temperature - Cold sweats are often related to a fever. Fevers can be due to infection; malignant disease; metabolic disorders e.g. gout; blood disorders e.g. hemolytic anemia; vascular disorders e.g. stroke, brain hemorrhage, immunological disorders e.g. lupus.
- Blood pressure and pulse - low blood pressure can suggest possible shock.
- Examine the heart for a heart murmur which would suggest bacterial endocarditis
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Medications or substances causing Cold sweat:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Cold sweat as a symptom.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Cold sweat
Cold sweat: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Cold sweat
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Cold sweat.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had the cold sweats?
Why: to determine if acute or chronic.
- If cold sweats are associated with a fever, what is the pattern of the fever and cold sweats?
Why: e.g. intermittent fever of malaria, Epstein-Barr virus and ascending cholangitis; continuous fever is common with viral infections such as influenza; remittent fever where temperature returns towards normal for a variable period but is always elevated may occur with pelvic abscess, wound infection and cancer; undulant fever where bouts of fever for several days are followed by several days of normal temperature occur with brucellosis infection and lymphomas.
- Have you been exposed to extreme hot weather?
Why: may suggest heat exhaustion.
- Travel history?
Why: overseas travelers or visitors may have special or even exotic infections.
- Past medical history?
Why: e.g. AIDS, Rheumatic fever, pneumonia, immunodeficiency, cancer.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Cold sweat) may include:
- Frequency and burning of urine?
Why: would suggest pyelonephritis, abscess around the kidney or abscess in the prostate.
- Cough?
Why: may suggest pneumonia, lung abscess, bronchiectasis or tuberculosis.
- Bone pain or bone swelling?
Why: may suggest osteomyelitis.
- Pain and location of the pain?
Why: pain itself may cause cold sweat. The location of the pain can help determine focus of infection or pathology.
- Body discharge?
Why: e.g. vaginal, penile, anal, tooth, ear, nasal.
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Misdiagnosis and Cold sweat
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The main problem is that psoriasis is rare in children, and not often
seen by physicians for this reason.
children may receive treatment for fungal skin infections.
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Anhidrosis
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Anhidrosis
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Diaphoresis
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Skin, clammy
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Night Sweats
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Anhidrosis
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Skin, clammy
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Anhidrosis
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Diaphoresis
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Sweating
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
- [ read ]
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Organs affected by Cold sweat:
The list of organs typically affected by Cold sweat may include, but is not limited to:
- General constitutional
- Heart
Detailed list of causes of Cold sweat
The list below shows some of the causes of Cold sweat mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Cold sweat
How Common are these Causes of Cold sweat?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Cold sweat.
Of the 209
causes of Cold sweat that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 10
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 200
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 209
causes of Cold sweat
Conditions listing symptoms: Cold sweat:
The following list of conditions
have 'Cold sweat' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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- Chloroleukemia
... night sweats
- Chloroma
... night sweats
- Chloromyeloma
... night sweats
- Chronic adult T-Cell leukemia
... night sweats
- Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis
... night sweats
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
... night sweats
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to
... night sweats
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 1
... night sweats
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 2
... night sweats
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 3
... night sweats
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 4
... night sweats
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 5
... night sweats
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
... night sweats
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disease, Unclassified
... night sweats
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
... night sweats
- Classical Hodgkin disease
... night sweats
- Cocaine addiction
... cold sweats
- Cough
... Night sweats
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- Heart attack
... cold sweat
- Hip cancer
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF01_AE
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF02_AG
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF04_ cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF05_ D/F
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF06_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF07_BC
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF08_BC
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF11_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF12_BF
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF13_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF14_BG
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF15_01B
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF16_ A2D
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF17_BF
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF18_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF19_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF20_BG
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF21_A2D
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF22_01A1
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF23_BG
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF24_BG
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF25_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF26_AU
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF27_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF28_BF
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF29_BF
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF30_0206
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF31_BC
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF32_06A1
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF33_01B
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF34_01B
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF35_AD
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF36_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF37_cpx
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF38_BF
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF39_BF
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF40_BF
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF41_CD
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF42_BF
... night sweats
- HIV-1, CRF43_02G
... night sweats
- HIV-1A
... night sweats
- HIV-1A1
... night sweats
- HIV-1A2
... night sweats
- HIV-1A3
... night sweats
- HIV-1B
... night sweats
- HIV-1C
... night sweats
- HIV-1D
... night sweats
- HIV-1E
... night sweats
- HIV-1F
... night sweats
- HIV-1F1
... night sweats
- HIV-1F2
... night sweats
- HIV-1G
... night sweats
- HIV-1H
... night sweats
- HIV-1J
... night sweats
- HIV-1K
... night sweats
- HIV-1M
... night sweats
- HIV-1N
... night sweats
- HIV-1O
... night sweats
- HIV-2
... night sweats
- HIV-2A
... night sweats
- HIV-2B
... night sweats
- HIV/AIDS
... night sweats
- Hodgkin disease, X-linked pseudoautosomal
... night sweats
- Hodgkin lymphoma, childhood
... night sweats
- Hodgkin lymphoma, during pregnancy
... night sweats
- Hodgkin's Disease
... Night sweats
- Hodgkin's disease, adult
... night sweats
- Hodgkin's disease, childhood
... night sweats
- Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosis
... night sweats
- Hot flashes
... night sweats
- Hypergonadotropic ovarian failure
... night sweats
- Hypergonadotropic ovarian failure, familial or sporadic
... night sweats
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Causes of Cold sweat Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Cold sweat based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Cold sweat?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Cold sweat, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Cold sweat:
Subtypes of Cold sweat:
Night sweats (177 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Cold sweat:
Chills (700 causes), Sweat symptoms (1247 causes), Sweating (727 causes), Sweating symptoms (1247 causes), Skin symptoms (5718 causes), Temperature symptoms (2017 causes), Skin problems (3429 causes)
Symptoms related to Cold sweat:
Chills (700 causes), Shivering (21 causes), Fevers (1600 causes), Anxiety (730 causes), Shock (113 causes), Stress, Fever (1600 causes)
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