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Descriptor English: Hyperhidrosis
Descriptor Spanish: Hiperhidrosis
Descriptor hiperhidrosis
Entry term(s) hipersudoración
Scope note: Sudoración excesiva. En el tipo localizado, los sitios más frecuentes son las palmas, las plantas, las axilas, los pliegues inguinales, y el área perineal. Se piensa que su causa principal es de origen emocional. La hiperhidrosis generalizada puede ser inducida por el calor, los ambientes húmedos, la fiebre, o el ejercicio intenso.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hiperidrose
Descriptor French: Hyperhidrose
Entry term(s): Hyperidrosis
Tree number(s): C17.800.946.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006945
Scope note: Excessive sweating. In the localized type, the most frequent sites are the palms, soles, axillae, inguinal folds, and the perineal area. Its chief cause is thought to be emotional. Generalized hyperhidrosis may be induced by a hot, humid environment, by fever, or by vigorous exercise.
Annotation: excessive sweating; do not confuse with HYPOHIDROSIS, reduced sweating
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Sweating (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 76; was see under SWEATING 1963-75
Online Note: search SWEATING 1966-75
History Note: 76; was see under SWEATING 1963-75
DeCS ID: 7126
Unique ID: D006945
NLM Classification: WR 400
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/06/17
Hyperhidrosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0010826
Scope note Excessive sweating. In the localized type, the most frequent sites are the palms, soles, axillae, inguinal folds, and the perineal area. Its chief cause is thought to be emotional. Generalized hyperhidrosis may be induced by a hot, humid environment, by fever, or by vigorous exercise.
Preferred term Hyperhidrosis
Entry term(s) Hyperidrosis



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