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  • Endocrinology
  • Oncology
  • Neurology

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  • Sweating and flushing are common symptoms, often prompting primary care referrals.
  • While typically physiological, these symptoms can indicate underlying endocrine diseases.
  • Common endocrine causes include blood glucose fluctuations, hypogonadism, and thyroid dysfunction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review endocrine pathologies associated with sweating and flushing.
  • To highlight rarer endocrine causes requiring clinical suspicion.
  • To guide the diagnostic and management approach for these symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of endocrine disorders presenting with sweating and flushing.
  • Analysis of common and rare endocrinopathies.
  • Discussion of diagnostic considerations and management strategies.

Main Results:

  • Common endocrinopathies include glucose, hypogonadism, and thyroid dysfunction.
  • Rarer causes include phaeochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL) and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
  • Family history of germline mutations increases suspicion for rare endocrinopathies.

Conclusions:

  • Endocrine evaluation is crucial for unexplained sweating and flushing.
  • Consider rarer pathologies like PPGL, NETs, and medullary thyroid carcinoma.
  • When endocrine causes are absent, investigate neurological disease, medications, and non-endocrine conditions.