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At the tuberculosis patients, why do they have symptom: night sweating?
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Night Sweats in TB: Sweating generally results from changes in the body's thermoregulatory center. Night sweating in TB patients may also be the result of cytokine production by specific cells of the immune system called "macrophages." macrophages are the primary cells infected by m. Tuberculosis and cytokines are proteins that are released to help regulate the body's immune response to the infection.
Answered 6/10/2014
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See below: It is actually not well understood, but the suggestion is because of how the body's response to tuberculosis modifies cortisol levels, with the late-night high level causing night sweats.
Answered 5/12/2015
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