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ArticleAnais brasileiros de dermatologia

Research of primary hyperhidrosis in students of medicine of the State of Sergipe, Brazil.

Sônia Oliveira Lima, João Fernandes Britto Aragão, José Machado Neto, Kaio Bernardes Santos de Almeida, Layla Melize Santos Menezes, Vanessa Rocha Santana

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Article in Anais brasileiros de dermatologia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. How to diagnose and measure primary hyperhidrosis: a systematic review of the literature.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2021
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  2. Radiofrequency in the treatment of primary hyperhidrosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2020
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  3. The Etiology of Primary Hyperhidrosis: A Systematic Review.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2017
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  9. Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Modulation Using Absolute Ethanol for the Treatment of Primary Lower-Extremity Hyperhidrosis: A Dose-Effect Pilot Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021
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  11. [Hyperhidrosis-aetiopathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical symptoms and treatment].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2018
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  15. Hyperhidrosis: prevalence and impact on quality of life.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sônia Oliveira LimaUniversidade Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
João Fernandes Britto AragãoUniversidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
José Machado NetoUniversidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
Kaio Bernardes Santos de AlmeidaUniversidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
Layla Melize Santos MenezesUniversidade Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
Vanessa Rocha SantanaUniversidade Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Sergipe · BRSecretaria Municipal de Saúde · BRUniversidade Tiradentes · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHyperhidrosis or excessive sweat production occurs at 2.9-9% of the population.

objectiveTo estimate the prevalence and disorders due to primary hyperhidrosis (HP) in medicine students in the state of Sergipe.

methodsCross-sectional study using individual interviews.

resultsHyperhidrosis was found in 14.76% of subjects, the most affected regions were palmar, plantar and axillary, causing prejudice in daily activities. Family history occurred in 45% and 22.72% was diagnosed by a physician.

conclusionThe prevalence of hyperhidrosis in medicine students of Sergipe was high, with strong family and a small portion of diagnoses made by medical professionals.

Indexed as

Activities of Daily LivingAdolescentAdultAge FactorsBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHyperhidrosisMaleMiddle AgedPrecipitating FactorsPrevalenceStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID26560211
PMCPMC4631231
OpenAlexW2466643569

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