Hypohidrosis

Hypohidrosis
Other namesAnhidrosis[1]
SpecialtyDermatology, neurology
Prognosishyperthermia, heat stroke, and death

Hypohidrosis is a medical condition in which a person exhibits diminished sweating in response to appropriate stimuli. In contrast with hyperhidrosis, which is a socially troubling yet often benign condition, the consequences of untreated hypohidrosis include hyperthermia, heat stroke and death.[2] An extreme case of hypohidrosis in which there is a complete absence of sweating and the skin is dry is termed anhidrosis.[3] The condition is also known as adiaphoresis,[4] ischidrosis,[5] oligidria,[6] oligohidrosis[7] and sweating deficiency.

  1. ^ Demis 1994, p. 9.
  2. ^ Chia, K. Y.; Tey, H. L. (2012). "Approach to hypohidrosis". Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 27 (7): 799–804. doi:10.1111/jdv.12014. PMID 23094789. S2CID 206038609.
  3. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). "Diseases of the Skin Appendages". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Philadelphia, PA, USA: Elsevier. p. 773. ISBN 978-0-323-31967-6.
  4. ^ "adiaphoresis | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon". Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  5. ^ ischidrosis | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
  6. ^ oligidria | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
  7. ^ oligohidrosis | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon