II. Definitions
- Anhidrosis
- Inability to sweat
- Hypohidrosis (Oligohidrosis)
- Reduced sweating
III. Causes
- Neurologic (central or peripheral)
- Cerebrovascular Accident (Hypothalamus, pons, Medulla)
- CNS Lesion (Hypothalamus, pons, Medulla, spinal cord)
- Degenerative Disorders (e.g. Shy-Drager Syndrome)
- Peripheral Neuropathy (e.g. Diabetic Neuropathy, Alcoholic Neuropathy)
- Autoimmune Autonomic Neuropathy
- Horner Syndrome (symathetic system superior cervical Ganglion lesion with Miosis, Ptosis, anhydrosis)
- Medications
- Alpha Adrenergic Antagonist (e.g. Phentolamine)
- Acetylcholine receptor Antagonists
- Seizure Medications
- Psychiatric Medications
- Miscellaneous Medications
- Clonidine
- Quinacrine (Mepacrine)
- Opioids (e.g. Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Morphine)
- Muscle relaxants (e.g. Cyclobenzaprine, Tizanidine)
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Sweat Gland Disorders
- Various inherited Sweat Gland disorder (e.g. X-Linked Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia)
- Localized Sweat Gland destruction or inflammation (tumors, Radiation Therapy, Sjogren Syndrome)
- Sweat Gland obstruction (e.g. Psoriasis, Ichthyosis, Eczematous Dermatitis)
IV. Complications
V. References
- Harper (2020) Anhidrosis, Stat Pearls, accessed 1/3/2021
- Cheshire (2008) Drug Safety 31(2):109-26 [PubMed]
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Related Studies
Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
MSH | D007007 |
ICD9 | 705.0 |
ICD10 | L74.4 |
SnomedCT | 14662005, 201189007, 156414006, 39659002 |
French | ANHIDROSE, Anhydrose, Anhidrose |
Portuguese | ANIDROSE, Anidrose |
Spanish | ANHIDROSIS, diaforesis, Anhidrosis, anidrosis, anaforesis, anhidrosis (trastorno), anhidrosis, ausencia de sudación, ausencia de sudoración (hallazgo), ausencia de sudoración |
German | Anhydrosis, Anhidrose, ANHIDROSE, Anhidrosis |
Japanese | 無汗症, ムカンショウ |
English | ANHIDROSIS, Absent sweating, anhidrosis, anhidrosis (diagnosis), anhidrosis (physical finding), absent sweating, absence of sweating, anhydrosis, Anhydrosis, Absence of sweating, Absence of sweating (finding), Anhidrosis (disorder), anidrosis, Anhidrosis, Adiaphoresis |
Czech | Anhidróza, anhidróza |
Korean | 무한증 |
Hungarian | Anhydrosis, Anhidrózis |
Italian | Anidrosi |
Norwegian | Anhidrose |
Dutch | anhidrose, Anhidrose |
Ontology: Hypohidrosis (C0020620)
Definition (NCI_CTCAE) | A disorder characterized by reduced sweating. |
Definition (NCI) | Reduced sweating. Causes include burns, dehydration, radiation, and leprosy. |
Definition (MSH) | Abnormally diminished or absent perspiration. Both generalized and segmented (reduced or absent sweating in circumscribed locations) forms of the disease are usually associated with other underlying conditions. |
Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
MSH | D007007 |
ICD10 | L74.4 |
SnomedCT | 201189007, 45004005 |
English | Hypohidrosis, HYPOHIDROSIS, Hyphidrosis, hypohidrosis (physical finding), Hypohidrosis [Disease/Finding], hypohidrosis, Oligohidrosis, Hypohidrosis (disorder), oligohidrosis |
Spanish | HIPOHIDROSIS, Transpiración insuficiencte, hipohidrosis (trastorno), hipohidrosis, oligohidrosis, Hipohidrosis |
German | HYPOHIDROSE, Hyphidrosis, Hypohidrose |
Swedish | Hypohidros |
Czech | hypohidróza, Hypohidróza |
Finnish | Hypohidroosi |
Russian | GIPOGIDROZ, ANGIDROZ, АНГИДРОЗ, ГИПОГИДРОЗ |
Italian | Traspirazione diminuita, Ipoidrosi |
Dutch | hyphidrosis, hypohidrose, Hidrose, hypo-, Hypohidrose |
Portuguese | Hifidrose, HIPOHIDROSE, Hipo-Hidrose, Hipoidrose |
French | HYPOHIDROSE, Hypohidrose |
Japanese | 乏汗症, ボウカンショウ |
Polish | Pocenie się zmniejszone |
Hungarian | Hypohidrosis, Hyphidrosis |
Norwegian | Hypohidrose |