Pediatric nonenvironmental hypothermia presenting to the emergency department: Episodic spontaneous hypothermia with hyperhidrosis

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2003 Feb;19(1):32-4. doi: 10.1097/00006565-200302000-00009.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cyproheptadine / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Humans
  • Hyperhidrosis / complications*
  • Hypothermia / complications*
  • Hypothermia / diagnosis
  • Hypothermia / therapy
  • Serotonin Antagonists / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Serotonin Antagonists
  • Cyproheptadine