BILATERAL GUSTATORY SWEATING AS A SIGN OF DIABETIC NEUROPATHY

Gustatory sweating is a relatively common sequela to parotidectomy and is almost always unilateral in nature. This article presents a case o f bilateral gustatory sweating in a patient with no history of facial trauma or surgery who was undergoing periodontal therapy. A thorough e xamination determined the cause, of diaphoresis to be autonomic neurop athy as a result of a 26-year history of Type II diabetes mellitus. Fe w cases of this rare complication of diabetes-have been described, and the current case represents the first report in the dental literature .