[Excessive sweating related to hydromorphone].
Diffuse and abundant sweating in a middle age patient evolving for several weeks should raise suspicion of malignant lymphoma and infectious or neuroendocrine disorders before considering a drug origin. We report a patient who presented with severe and invalidating excessive sweating related to hydromorphone therapy for vertebral pain. Amongst their many reported side-effects, excessive sweating disappearing with discontinuation of the drug have been reported with some opiates.
Vinit
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J
Service de médecine interne et maladies systémiques, hôpital Général, CHU de Dijon, 3, rue Faubourg-Raines, 21000 Dijon, France. levine_julien@yahoo.com
Devilliers
H
H
Audia
S
S
Leguy
V
V
Mura
H
H
Falvo
N
N
Berthier
S
S
Besancenot
J-F
JF
Bonnotte
B
B
Lorcerie
B
B
D000368:Aged; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D004091:Hydromorphone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D004091:Hydromorphone