Unilateral Frontal Hyperhidrosis.
- Author:
Guk Joo CHOI
;
Young Jin OH
;
Hyung Ok KIM
;
Chung Won KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Carbachol;
Female;
Forehead;
Humans;
Hyperhidrosis*;
Iodine;
Seasons;
Starch;
Sweat;
Sweat Glands;
Sweating
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1982;20(6):919-923
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Unilaterl frontal hyperhidrosis, a rare disorder of the sweat gland with localized hyperhidrosis, ia discribed. A 13-year-old female patient had increased sweating on the left half of the forehead, recurring in summer season for 2 years. Quantitative sweat collection demonstrated that the sweat glands responsive to those stimuli, which were thermal (direct and indirect heat), gustatory and cholinergic stimulation. A marked increase in sweat gland activity was noted on the affected areas as compared to the contaralateral normal sites, in thermal and gustatory effect. But, carbachol stimulation was not responsive. Biosy specimen which taken from the positive site of starch iodine technique showed increase number of sweat glands and ducts with somewhat dilated sweat ducts.
