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Hyperhidrosis: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Treatment with Emphasis on the Role of Botulinum Toxins
Clinical features, anatomy and physiology of hyperhidrosis are presented with a review of the world literature on treatment. Level of drug efficacy is defined according to the guidelines of the American Academy of Neurology. Topical agents (glycopyrrolate and methylsulfate) are evidence level B (probably effective). Oral agents (oxybutynin and methantheline bromide) are also level B. In a total...
متن کاملHyperhidrosis
OBJECTIVE The treatment of hyperhidrosis, generalized or focal is a challenge for both physicians and surgeons. Focal hyperhidrosis--axillary, palmar, plantar, craniofacial--is the most common. Generalized hyperhidrosis is usually secondary to a systemic disorder or may be simply drug induced. Focal hyperhidrosis has its onset in childhood or adolescence and has a dramatic effect on one's quali...
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Treatment of severe axillary hyperhidrosis (HH) is limited to a few approved options. Botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injections provide temporary, albeit effective reduction in axillary sweating. Several surgical techniques have been used effectively for many years, but the invasiveness, down time, and adverse effects of such procedures are not ideal. Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (F...
متن کاملManagement of hyperhidrosis
Primary hyperhidrosis (HH), a condition of sweating in excess of thermoregulatory requirements, affects nearly 3% of the US population and carries significant emotional and psychosocial implications. Unlike secondary HH, primary HH is not associated with an identifiable underlying pathology. Our limited understanding of the precise pathophysiologic mechanism for HH makes its treatment particula...
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The most important risk factors for anxiety disorders include genes, early life stress, and current stress. These factors do not act independently but interact with each other throughout human development through examples such as epigenetic modifications and complex forms of learning. The neural substrate of pathological anxiety includes hyperactivity in the amygdala and other limbic brain regi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Shanghai Chest
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2521-3768
DOI: 10.21037/shc.2019.07.06