Journal article
Pathophysiology of hyperhidrosis
Abstract
Primary hyperhidrosis is a pathologic condition that is characterized by excessive sweating beyond the physiological needs required for thermoregulation. It affects 0.6–5% of the world population and inflicts a significant impact on the quality of life in affected patients. The exact pathophysiology of primary hyperhidrosis remains unclear, but the prevailing theory of pathogenesis appears to be neurogenic hyper-excitability of the sympathetic …
Authors
Choe S-I; Shargall Y
Journal
Shanghai Chest, Vol. 3, No. 0, pp. 37–37
Publisher
AME Publishing Company
DOI
10.21037/shc.2019.07.06
ISSN
2521-3768