Editing Hyperhidrosis (section)

{{Short description|Excessive sweating}}
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'''Hyperhidrosis''' is a [[medical condition]] in which a person exhibits excessive [[perspiration|sweating]],<ref name="Andrews">{{cite book | last1 =James | first1 =William | last2 =Berger | first2 =Timothy | last3 =Elston | first3 =Dirk |year=2006 |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology | url =https://archive.org/details/andrewsdiseasess00mdwi_659 | url-access =limited |edition=10th |publisher=Saunders |pages=[https://archive.org/details/andrewsdiseasess00mdwi_659/page/n787 777]–8 | isbn =978-0-7216-2921-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Hyperhidrosis: A Complete Guide to Diagnosis and Management |date=2018 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-319-89526-0 |editor-last=Loureiro |editor-first=Marcelo de Paula |location=Cham |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-89527-7 |s2cid=215522371 |editor-last2=Campos |editor-first2=José Ribas M. de |editor-last3=Wolosker |editor-first3=Nelson |editor-last4=Kauffman |editor-first4=Paulo }}{{pn|date=March 2024}}</ref> more than is required for the [[Thermoregulation|regulation of body temperature]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyperhidrosis |url=http://sweatfighter.com/hyperhidrosis/ |website=Sweat Fighter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618090309/http://sweatfighter.com/hyperhidrosis/ |archive-date=18 June 2015 }}{{MEDRS|date=March 2024}}</ref> Although it is primarily a physical burden, hyperhidrosis can deteriorate the quality of life of the people who are affected,<ref name=Vary2015>{{cite journal |last1=Vary |first1=Jay C. |title=Selected Disorders of Skin Appendages—Acne, Alopecia, Hyperhidrosis |journal=Medical Clinics of North America |date=November 2015 |volume=99 |issue=6 |pages=1195–1211 |doi=10.1016/j.mcna.2015.07.003 |pmid=26476248 }}</ref> frequently leading to psychological, physical, and social consequences.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kamudoni |first1=P. |last2=Mueller |first2=B. |last3=Halford |first3=J. |last4=Schouveller |first4=A. |last5=Stacey |first5=B. |last6=Salek |first6=M.S. |title=The impact of hyperhidrosis on patients' daily life and quality of life: a qualitative investigation |journal=Health and Quality of Life Outcomes |date=December 2017 |volume=15 |issue=1 |page=121 |doi=10.1186/s12955-017-0693-x |pmid=28595584 |pmc=5465471 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Hyperhidrosis can lead to difficulties in professional fields, with more than 80% of patients experiencing moderate to severe emotional effects from the disease.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lenefsky |first1=Mary |last2=Rice |first2=Zakiya P. |title=Hyperhidrosis and its impact on those living with it |journal=The American Journal of Managed Care |date=December 2018 |volume=24 |issue=23 Suppl |pages=S491–S495 |pmid=30589248 |url=https://www.ajmc.com/view/hyperhidrosis-and-its-impact--on-those-living-with-it }}</ref>

This excess of sweat happens even if the person is not engaging in tasks that require muscular effort, and it does not depend on the exposure to heat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sánchez Amador |first1=Samuel Antonio |title=Cirugía de la hiperhidrosis (sudor en las manos): procedimiento y precios |trans-title=Hyperhidrosis surgery (sweat hands): procedure and prices |language=es |url=https://estilonext.com/tratamientos/cirugia-hiperhidrosis |work=Estilonext |date=9 November 2020 |access-date=23 November 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204134023/https://estilonext.com/tratamientos/cirugia-hiperhidrosis |url-status=dead }}</ref> Common places to sweat can include underarms, face, neck, back, groin, feet, and hands. It has been called by some researchers 'the silent handicap'.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Swartling |first1=Carl |last2=Brismar |first2=Kerstin |last3=Aquilonius |first3=Sten-Magnus |last4=Naver |first4=Hans |last5=Rystedt |first5=Alma |last6=Rosell |first6=Karolina |title=Hyperhidros – det 'tysta' handikappet |trans-title=Hyperhidrosis--the 'silent' handicap |language=sv |journal=Läkartidningen |date=November 2011 |volume=108 |issue=47 |pages=2428–2432 |pmid=22468383 }}</ref>

Both ''[[diaphoresis]]'' and ''[[hidrosis]]'' can mean either ''perspiration'' (in which [[word sense|sense]] they are [[synonym]]ous with ''sweating''<ref name="Dorlands">{{cite web |title=Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary |publisher=Elsevier |url=http://dorlands.com/ |access-date=2015-04-01 |archive-date=2014-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111192614/http://dorlands.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Stedmans">{{cite web |title=Stedman's Medical Dictionary |publisher=Wolters Kluwer |url=http://stedmansonline.com/ }}</ref>) or ''excessive perspiration'', in which case they refer to a specific, narrowly defined, clinical disorder.