aetiology
Last reviewed 09/2022
Gneralised hyperhidrosis is associate with a number of conditions:
- infective: acute viral/bacterial infections; chronic infections (tuberculosis, malaria, brucellosis)
- drugs: alcohol, cocaine, heroin (including withdrawal), ciprofloxacin, aciclovir, esomeprazole, sertraline, and other antidepressants
- endocrine: diabetes, hyperthyroidism, menopause, pregnancy, carcinoid syndrome, hyperpituitarism, pheochromocytoma, acromegaly
- neurological disorders: stroke, spinal cord injuries, gustatory sweating after parotidectomy, Parkinson’s disease
- other: lymphoma and other myeloproliferative disorders, congestive heart failure, anxiety, obesity
Focal hyperhidrosis can be due to:
- idiopathic
- the cause of primary focal hyperhidrosis is unknown but, as up to two thirds of people with the disorder have a family history, a genetic predisposition is assumed
- gustatory sweating (sweating after eating or seeing food that produces strong salivation. Chewing can also stimulate sweating)
- neurological causes
- spinal injuries
- neuropathies
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