| Literature DB >> 17907900 |
P Young1, B C Finn, J E Bruetman, H Trimarchi.
Abstract
Night sweats has been defined as drenching sweats that require the patient to change bed clothes. In current studies night sweats appear in 30% of non-obstetric patients and affects approximately 60% of pregnant women. Differential diagnoses include infections, malignancy, medications, hot flashes and panic attacks, making of each patient a challenge. We present two patients with night sweating. After excluding systemic diseases the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux was made, with excellent response to anti-reflux treatment. The presentation of our two patients coupled with a deep literature review, underscores the importance of gastroesophageal reflux as a cause of night sweating.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17907900 DOI: 10.4321/s0212-71992007000600007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: An Med Interna ISSN: 0212-7199