Pathophysiology of Hyperhidrosis.
Studies and case reports on excessive sweating frequently state that hyperhidrosis is a disease whose origin and mechanism are unknown. However, the term excessive is rarely based on systematic diagnostic measurements, instead being a description of the symptoms from patient histories, which suggests that hyperhidrosis is purely a problem involving the quantity of sweat, whereas it is a change in the control mechanism of sweating in which the need for and production of sweat are strongly disproportionate. This lack of proportion is perceived by those affected to be a limitation of activities of daily living and is thus pathologic.
Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. Electronic address: schick@dhhz.de.
Christoph H
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Schick
D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*
Diagnostics; Hyperhidrosis; Pathophysiology; Thermal regulation