title: Axillary hyperhidrosis: eccrine or apocrine?
abstract: We review the literature regarding axillary hyperhidrosis, discuss normal sweat gland function and postulate on the respective roles of the eccrine, apocrine and apo-eccrine glands in the pathophysiology of excessive axillary sweating.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lonsdale-Eccles
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lawrence
mesh_terms: D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001365:Axilla; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012737:Sex Factors