Axillary hyperhidrosis: a focused review.
Axillary hyperhidrosis is characterized by an increased amount of sweat production, localized to the armpits, to compensate for environmental conditions and to control thermoregulation. It affects about 3.12% of the US population. It has a significant effect on one's psychological and physical health, as well as one's occupational life. The objective of this paper is to review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, histology, genetics, and management and treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis.
a Department of Clinical Medicine, Avalon University School of Medicine , Willemstad, CW , USA.
Jason E
JE
Sammons
b SUNY Downstate and VA Medical Center , Brooklyn , NY , USA.
Amor
A
Khachemoune
D000287:Administration, Topical; D051520:Antiperspirants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002883:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D013545:Sweat Glands / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013546:Sweating; D013562:Sympathectomy
D051520:Antiperspirants; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D001905:Botulinum Toxins
Hyperhidrosis; axillary hyperhidrosis; excessive sweating; management of hyperhidrosis