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What Causes Persistent Profuse Sweating?
Hi Dr my husband (59 yo) is suffering badly from profuse sweating..It doesn t matter what time of day. He has baths & showers & within minutes he s soaked. We live in QLD & it is not very humid atm, so we can t blame the weather. I suggested seeing our GP, but he s convinced he ll just get told he s getting old & won t go I m worried about him as it just doesn t sound right. Please advise me. Many thanks.
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
Hello,
I think this excess sweating isn't related to just getting old. It can be related to different conditions such as infections (tbc HIV etc), nonhodgkin lymphoma, hyperthyroidism etc. He needs to do a total blood count and formula and also a thyroid hormone levels T3, T4 and TSH.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Olgeta Xhufka, General & Family Physician
I think this excess sweating isn't related to just getting old. It can be related to different conditions such as infections (tbc HIV etc), nonhodgkin lymphoma, hyperthyroidism etc. He needs to do a total blood count and formula and also a thyroid hormone levels T3, T4 and TSH.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Olgeta Xhufka, General & Family Physician
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