Hypohidrosis

Syn .: Decreased sweating, hypohidrosis, decreased sweating.

Def .: Reduced perspiration due to various factors.

Etiol .: Neurological disorders, both functional and organic, disorders of the sweat glands: congenital, e.g. decreased number of glands, acquired (caused by anticholinergic drugs, some skin diseases: genodermatosis, atopic dermatitis, blistering diseases, systemic diseases (kidney failure, hypothyroidism, dehydration), idiopathic.

Lit .: [1] Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Rapini R. et al: Dermatology. Mosby 2003, 577. [2] Braun-Falco O., Plewig G., Wolff HH, Burgdorf WHC: Dermatology, eds. half. Gliński W., Wolska H., Wydawnictwo Czelej, Lublin

Source: A. Kaszuba, Z. Adamski: “Lexicon of dermatology”; XNUMXst edition, Czelej Publishing House

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