Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature review

Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature review

Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis is a rare disease characterized by sweating impairment despite exposure to heat or exercise. It could be congenital or acquired. We reported a 22-year-old male with generalized anhidrosis, except axillae, forehead, palms and soles, since infancy. No other systemic a...

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Main Authors: Chih-Ting Chen, Ding-Dar Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-09-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811717302136
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spelling doaj-00bb9f12c73743839c9ea83f0a1312362020-11-25T02:28:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDermatologica Sinica1027-81172018-09-01363149152Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature reviewChih-Ting Chen0Ding-Dar Lee1Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Dermatology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author.Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis is a rare disease characterized by sweating impairment despite exposure to heat or exercise. It could be congenital or acquired. We reported a 22-year-old male with generalized anhidrosis, except axillae, forehead, palms and soles, since infancy. No other systemic abnormalities were found. Histopathology of serial sections revealed lack of sweat glands. It is the first case report of idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands in Taiwan. Keywords: Hypohidrosis, Sweat gland disease, Ectodermal dysplasiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811717302136
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Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature review
Dermatologica Sinica
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Ding-Dar Lee
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title Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature review
title_short Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature review
title_full Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature review
title_fullStr Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: A case report and literature review
title_sort idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands: a case report and literature review
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Dermatologica Sinica
issn 1027-8117
publishDate 2018-09-01
description Idiopathic generalized anhidrosis is a rare disease characterized by sweating impairment despite exposure to heat or exercise. It could be congenital or acquired. We reported a 22-year-old male with generalized anhidrosis, except axillae, forehead, palms and soles, since infancy. No other systemic abnormalities were found. Histopathology of serial sections revealed lack of sweat glands. It is the first case report of idiopathic generalized anhidrosis with absence of sweat glands in Taiwan. Keywords: Hypohidrosis, Sweat gland disease, Ectodermal dysplasia
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