Hyperhidrosis

Introduction: Hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis: The excessive perspiration from ones skin. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hyperhidrosis is available below.

Symptoms of Hyperhidrosis

• Sweating
• Skin maceration
• Fissuring
• Scaling

Medical Textbooks Online about Hyperhidrosis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hyperhidrosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Hyperhidrosis

Causes of Hyperhidrosis

• Reflex sympathetic osteodystrophy
• Myocardial infarction
• Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 3
• Pachydermoperiostosis
• Alternating hemiplegia of childhood

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Patient Surveys for Hyperhidrosis

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Reseach about Hyperhidrosis

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Clinical Trials for Hyperhidrosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hyperhidrosis include:

• Study of Botulinum Toxin in Patients With Primary Hyperhidrosis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - botulinum toxin type A
• Liposuction as Treatment for Excessive Axillary Sweat - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study Using Botulinum Toxin Type A in Patients With Axillary Hyperhidrosis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botulinum Toxin Type A
• A Study Using Botulinum Toxin Type A in Adolescents With Axillary Hyperhidrosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botulinum Toxin Type A
• A Study Using Botulinum Toxin Type A in Patients With Axillary Hyperhidrosis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botulinum Toxin Type A

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Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Hyperhidrosis

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Definitions of 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. - (Source - Diseases Database)