Table 2 Causes of hypothermia (from [10])
From: Association between thymoma and persistent hypothermia: a case report
| Likely Mechanism | Cause of Hypothermia |
|---|---|
| Decreased heat production | Hypothyroidism |
| Hypopituitarism | |
| Hypoadrenalism | |
| Malnutrition | |
| Hypoglycemia | |
| Neuromuscular inefficiency | |
| Increased heat loss | Accidental (exposure to cold ambient temperature) |
| Drug-induced vasodilatation | |
| Burns | |
| Exfoliative dermatitis | |
| Severe psoriasis | |
| Iatrogenic (e.g. treatment of pyrexia, large volume infusions of non-warmed fluid) | |
| Impaired thermoregulation | Central nervous system trauma |
| Acute spinal cord transection | |
| Stroke/Intracranial haemorrhage | |
| Central nervous system tumour | |
| Parkinson's disease | |
| Multiple sclerosis | |
| Wernicke's disease | |
| Combination of mechanisms | Sepsis |
| Ethanol intoxication | |
| Hypnotics | |
| Phenothiazines |