ArticleIndian dermatology online journal
Hyperhidrosis Prevalence: A Disease Underreported by Patients and Underdiagnosed by Physicians.
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20% Alcohol With Steroid Local Anesthetic Technique Versus Steroid Local Anesthetic Technique Only in Stellate Ganglion Injection in Idiopathic Palmar Hyperhydrosis: A Controlled Randomised Study.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Primary Hyperhidrosis: A Review of Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Management.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2026Review
- Patient-reported triggers of primary hyperhidrosis.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2026Article
- Early onset, genital, and axillary involvement are strongly associated with impaired quality of life in hyperhidrosis patients.Medicine · 2026Article
- Sofpironium bromide: a novel solution in the battle against primary axillary hyperhidrosis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- A significant gap between inadequate pharmacotherapy and substantial unmet needs in palmar hyperhidrosis management in China: insights from a questionnaire-based survey among outpatients.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
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- Epidemiology of Hyperhidrosis in Danish Blood Donors.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2021Article
- Primary Hyperhidrosis: Prevalence, Severity, and Impact on Quality of Life among Jordanian Patients.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHyperhidrosis (HH) is a disorder characterized by excessive sweating beyond required for normal thermoregulation, as a result of the excessive functioning of the sudomotor sweat control system. HH is broadly classified into 2 categories: primary HH and secondary. Our aim was to study the prevalence of HH in patients attending dermatological outpatients.
methodsRandomly selected 832 attendees of dermatology outpatient department were requested to fill out a questionnaire for their presenting concerns to attend, the demography information (age, gender, and occupation), and presence of excessive visible sweating symptoms after the informed, written, and understood consent. This questionnaire was then evaluated by the researchers. And those who had a history of excessive sweating were evaluated in detail about HH by another questionnaire.
resultsThe overall prevalence of HH was 17.9% (149/832), whereas only self-reported prevalence was 10.2% (85/832) in the dermatology outpatients. Of 149 patients, 110 (73.8%) were of primary HH followed by 39 (26.2%) of secondary HH.
conclusionThis study showed a higher prevalence of HH in the attendees of dermatology outpatients of a tertiary care center but estimates that this disease affects a much larger proportion of individuals in the Nepalese population.
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