What Causes Cold Body Temperature?

Posted on Wed, 11 Mar 2015

Question: My wife is extremely cold most of the time, although the temperature in the house is 74 to 76 degrees.

Answered by Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cold body temperature

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Hypothermia may present as primary illness, but in the elderly commonly complicates other illness (secondary hypothermia).
Hypothermia may occur in an environment considered thermo-neutral for normal adults.
Cold extremities may be due to drug induced particularly beta-blockers.
Cold skin may also be due to hypothyroidism .
Please check her thyroid function tests like serum T3,T4 & TSH and let me know.
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Regards

Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX

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