Tan S G, Cutliffe W J
Practitioner. 1976 Feb;216(1292):149-53.
Sweating has an important physiological function concerned with both temperature and fluid balance. Hypohidrosis is uncommon and rarely recognized by the patient. It usually represents damage to the central nervous system or peripheral nerves. Hyperhidrosis may be a feature of general medical diseases such as thyrotoxicosis and fevers. It may also be due to damage of the central of peripheral sympathetic nerves. Localized hyperhidrosis tends to occur on the palms, the soles, the axillae and, to a lesser extent, the face. Treatment of local hyperhidrosis with topical aluminium salts, or with topical or oral anticholinergics, may help some patients but surgery may be indicated in those with severe hyperhidrosis.
出汗具有与体温和体液平衡相关的重要生理功能。少汗症并不常见，患者也很少意识到。它通常代表中枢神经系统或周围神经受损。多汗症可能是甲状腺毒症和发热等一般内科疾病的特征。它也可能是由于中枢或周围交感神经受损所致。局部多汗症往往发生在手掌、脚底、腋窝，在较小程度上也发生在面部。用局部铝盐、局部或口服抗胆碱能药物治疗局部多汗症可能对一些患者有帮助，但对于严重多汗症患者可能需要手术治疗。
