Bilateral gustatory sweating as a sign of diabetic neuropathy.
Gustatory sweating is a relatively common sequela to parotidectomy and is almost always unilateral in nature. This article presents a case of bilateral gustatory sweating in a patient with no history of facial trauma or surgery who was undergoing periodontal therapy. A thorough examination determined the cause of diaphoresis to be autonomic neuropathy as a result of a 26-year history of Type II diabetes mellitus. Few cases of this rare complication of diabetes have been described, and the current case represents the first report in the dental literature.
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Department of Periodontics, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center/DST, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5317.
D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000209:etiology*