Hyperhidrosis Causes

Aka: Hyperhidrosis Causes, Causes of Excessive Sweating

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II. Causes: Substances

  1. See Medication Causes of Hyperhidrosis
  2. Cholinergic Agent exposure
  3. Alcohol use
  4. Substance Abuse
  5. Opioid Withdrawal, Alcohol Withdrawal or other Drug Withdrawal

III. Causes: Endocrine

  1. Diabetes Mellitus
  2. Hypoglycemia
  3. Thyrotoxicosis or Hyperthyroidism
  4. Hyperpituitarism
  5. Pheochromocytoma

IV. Causes: Neurologic

  1. Arnold-Chiari Malformation
  2. Parkinsonism
  3. Spinal Cord Injury
  4. Horner's Syndrome

V. Causes: Psychiatric

  1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  2. Social Anxiety
  3. Panic Attack

VI. Causes: Cardiopulmonary

  1. Tuberculosis
  2. COPD
  3. Acute Respiratory Failure
  4. Congestive Heart Failure

VII. Causes: Malignancy

  1. Lymphoma
  2. Carcinoid

VIII. Causes: Miscellaneous

  1. See Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause
  2. Spicy Foods
  3. Febrile Illness (and defervescence)

IX. References

  1. Hornberger (2004) J Am Acad Dermatol 51(2): 274-86 [PubMed]
  2. McConaghy (2018) Am Fam Physician 97(11): 729-34 [PubMed]
  3. Wailing (2011) J Am Acad Dermatol 64(4): 690-5 [PubMed]

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