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What can cause sweating only where skin touches skin (eg knees together) when sleeping. its only just started occuring & i'm not too warm?

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

Sweating: Localised sweating where skin touches skin in warmish conditions is not unusual or necessarily indicative of pathology. Heavy and generalized night sweats is a different matter and can be seen in fever, infections, estrogen deficiency, hyperthyroidism and malignancies as well as taking Tylenol (acetaminophen) or aspirin products at bedtime.

Answered 5/21/2016

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A member asked:

What can cause sweating only where skin touches skin (eg knees together) when sleeping. its only just started occuring & i'm not too warm?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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