Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Persistent Night Sweats Revealed Lymphoma After Menopause Was Suspected
A woman began having very heavy night sweats.
This continued for more than two months.
At first, doctors thought menopause might be the reason.
She did not have obvious lumps or much pain.
However, her clothes and bedsheets became soaked nearly every night.
Doctors investigated the problem more closely.
They found enlarged lymph nodes.
A biopsy showed that she had lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
A woman experienced drenching night sweats for more than two months.
She initially had no obvious lumps or major pain.
Menopause was considered as a possible explanation for her symptoms.
The severity and persistence of the sweating prompted further evaluation.
A lymph node biopsy confirmed that she had lymphoma.
- Who
- A woman evaluated by Dr Tushar Patil and his medical team.
- What
- Persistent drenching night sweats were ultimately linked to lymphoma.
- When
- The sweating had continued for more than two months when she was evaluated.
- Where
- Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital.
- Why
- The severity and persistence of her symptoms led doctors to conduct further testing.
- Main symptom
- Drenching night sweats
- Duration
- More than two months
- Initial explanation considered
- Menopause
- Additional finding
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Confirmatory test
- Lymph node biopsy
- Diagnosis
- Lymphoma
- Medical expert
- Dr Tushar Patil, HOD and Lead Consultant in Medical Oncology