Pediatric nonenvironmental hypothermia presenting to the emergency department: Episodic spontaneous hypothermia with hyperhidrosis.
Cases of pediatric nonenvironmental hypothermia are uncommon. When presenting to the emergency department, these patients are often evaluated for possible sepsis/shock, brain tumors, endocrine disorders, and drug ingestions. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl who presented to the pediatric emergency department on two occasions with hypothermia and lethargy. She was found to have an unusual cause of her symptoms: episodic spontaneous hypothermia with hyperhidrosis.
Greenberg
Richard A
RA
Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84113, USA.
Rittichier
Kristine K
KK
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003533:Cyproheptadine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000150:complications*; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D003533:Cyproheptadine