Diseases

Hyperhidrosis

Excessive sweating. In the localized type, the most frequent sites are the palms, soles, axillae, inguinal folds, and the perineal area. Its chief cause is thought to be emotional. Generalized hyperhidrosis may be induced by a hot, humid environment, by fever, or by vigorous exercise.

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Excessive sweating. In the localized type, the most frequent sites are the palms, soles, axillae, inguinal folds, and the perineal area. Its chief cause is thought to be emotional. Generalized hyperhidrosis may be induced by a hot, humid environment, by fever, or by vigorous exercise.

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  • Hyperidrosis

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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excessive sweating; do not confuse with HYPOHIDROSIS, reduced sweating

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76; was see under SWEATING 1963-75

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  • Sweating (1966-1975)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyperhidrosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006945. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006945
  2. Hyperhidrosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperhidrosis
  3. Hyperhidrosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935781