PED HYPOTHERMIA, MEDICAL

Medical conditions that can result in hypothermia in children include

•Sepsis (especially in young infants or neonates)

•Burns

•Hypothalamic disruption (eg, traumatic brain injury, congenital central nervous system anomalies)

•Drug overdose

•Hyponatremia

•Adrenal insufficiency

•Anorexia nervosa

•Malnutrition