Axillary hyperhidrosis: eccrine or apocrine?
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.
Lonsdale-Eccles
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Department of Dermatology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
Leonard
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Lawrence
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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