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What causes hot flashes, cold sweats and vertigo in an elderly woman?
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About hot flashes and excessive sweating:
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Hello and thank you for asking!
I have gone carefully through your concern.
First you have to recheck the thyroid hormone level to rule out an over active thyroid of the lobe that is not removed (always if the symptoms are developed lately).
What would be to excluded next are two other pathologies that can cause hot flushes and exessive sweating:
-Pheochromacitoma
-Neuroendocrine tumors.
A CHromogranine A and Urinary metanefrines would help to diagnose/rule them out.
Discuss with your treating physician about them.
Hope i have been helpful.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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| Diseases and Conditions | Neuroendocrine tumor |
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