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Types of hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis can be local andgeneralized. With local hyperihydrosis, increased sweating appears on a particular part of the body. Generalized hyperihydrosis is a general increase in sweating, the causes of which are any pathologies. In turn, local hyperhidrosis is subdivided into facial, axillary, palmar, plantar. In each case, its causes are different. Most often he appears at the age of 15 to 30 years, women are more slopes to the ailment than men. The most common is the hyperhidrosis of the extremities, one of its causes may be an increase in the function of the sweat glands. It can also be caused by an incorrect reaction of the body to the usual stimuli (thermal effects, physical exercises, emotions). Such a reaction is often observed in a stressful situation, during a nervous tension.

Causes of hyperhidrosis

Facial hyperhidrosis is often associated with eating. In this case, the cause of severe sweating is the use of certain types of foods (coffee, tea, cocoa, hot drinks, spicy foods, alcohol). The process of sweating develops a few minutes after the start of eating. The cause of sweating in the face area can be von Frey syndrome, which develops after a surgical operation on the salivary gland, after severe diseases of the salivary gland. Also, it can appear in newborns due to damage to the facial nerve during birth trauma. Local hyperhidrosis can be observed in neurological diseases (for example, Parkinson's disease, stroke). Genital hyperhidrosis is often caused by endocrine diseases (thyrotoxicosis, acromegaly, carcinoid syndrome, pheochromocytoma, climacteric syndrome, hypoglycemia, diabetes mellitus). In these diseases, increased sweating is a symptom and does not always manifest. Intensified sweating is characteristic of almost all acute or chronic infectious diseases. The cause of hyperhidrosis in these cases is "endogenous pyrogen". It appears in the body as a result of the interaction of immunity with substances that cause fever. Most often excessive sweating is observed in tuberculosis, malaria, septicemia and brucellosis. Nighttime hyperhidrosis is one of the symptoms of Hodgkin's disease - quite common in people over the age of 40. Pathology is also accompanied by fever and periodic lowering of body temperature.