anhidrosis
Sign in to saveAlso known as absence of sweating (finding), absence of sweating, ANHIDROSIS, FAMILIAL GENERALIZED, WITH ABNORMAL OR ABSENT SWEAT GLANDS, adiaphoresis, anhidrosis (disorder)
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 harmless condition, the consequences of untreated hypohidrosis include hyperthermia, heat stroke and death. An extreme case of hypohidrosis in which there is a complete absence of sweating and the skin is dry is termed anhidrosis. The condition is also known as adiaphoresis, ischidrosis, oligidria, oligohidrosis and sweating deficiency.
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Hypohidrosis
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Anhidrosis
- Medical condition (new).field
- Dermatology, neurology
- Medical condition (new).complications
- hyperthermia, heat stroke, and death
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- C34385
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- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:11156
- ICD-9-CM
- 705.0
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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 harmless condition, the consequences of untreated hypohidrosis include hyperthermia, heat stroke and death. An extreme case of hypohidrosis in which there is a complete absence of sweating and the skin is dry is termed anhidrosis. The condition is also known as adiaphoresis, ischidrosis, oligidria, oligohidrosis and sweating deficiency.
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