NEVUS SUDORIFERUS (LOCAL ECCRINE HYPERHIDROSIS)

Authors
RASMUSSEN HB ULLMAN S
Citation
Hb. Rasmussen et S. Ullman, NEVUS SUDORIFERUS (LOCAL ECCRINE HYPERHIDROSIS), JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 9(3), 1997, pp. 273-275
Citations number
8
Journal title
JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09269959
Volume
9
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
273 - 275
Database
ISI
SICI code
0926-9959(1997)9:3<273:NS(EH>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Naevus sudoriferus (local hyperhidrosis) or ephidrosis, in an 8-year-o ld girl is presented. The symptoms consisted of sweating in an area on the dorsal aspect of the right forearm and had been present for appro ximately 1 year. Episodes of hyperhidrosis occurred 2-4 times daily. T he diagnosis was supported using the starch-iodine sweat test, which d elineated the area of sweat dysfunction. The patient was treated topic ally with aluminium chloride solution. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.