10 Causes of Night Sweats In Men
6. Leukemia
Leukemia is a malignant disease that affects the body’s blood-forming tissues, such as the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. As a consequence, increased quantities of immature or abnormal blood cells (i.e. leukocytes) that don’t function properly are produced by these tissues. This suppresses the body’s ability to produce normal blood cells, leading to the signs and symptoms of the disease. There are many types of leukemia; thus, the presentation may vary. Equally, treatment options and outlooks for each type of malignancy can be very different.
Some common signs and symptoms of leukemia include night sweats, severe fatigue, fever, swollen lymph nodes, frequent infections, weight loss, easy bruising or bleeding, red spots in the skin, and bone pain. In leukemia, night sweats can be either triggered by the body’s inflammatory response in an attempt to kill abnormal cells or by infections that may affect patients with a compromised immune system. In addition, many treatments for leukemia (i.e. chemotherapy) can also raise body temperature and cause night sweats.
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