Felini Romero, Demarchi Alexandre Roberto, Fistarol Eder Deivis, Matiello Mariana, Delorenze Lílian Mathias
Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Furb - Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
An Bras Dermatol. 2009 Jul-Aug;84(4):361-6. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962009000400007.
Hyperhidrosis is a little known disorder, characterized by excessive production of sweat. Hyperhidrosis may occur under several circumstances and appears in body parts like armpits, hands, feet, and face, consequently causing problems to the patient like job limitation, social embarrassment, and psychological damage.
Using these theoretical views as a starting point, the study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of hyperhidrosis in Blumenau.
Utilizing interviews, the research was conducted with 500 subjects randomly approached, in the period ranging from August 21 to September 1st, 2006.
45 respondents (9%) matched the pre-requisites, being classified as hyperhidrosis patients. The age group most affected was from 18 to 30 years (11.8%). Hyperhidrosis was more frequent among men both in absolute (24 men against 21 women) and relative numbers (10.62% of men against 7.66% of women). The most prevalent characteristic was 'at least one occurrence per week', in 91.11% of patients; the least prevalent occurrence was 'cessation of sweat during sleep', in 37.77% of respondents.
The data show that the prevalence of hyperhidrosis in Blumenau is higher when compared with other studies, thus indicating that it is not a rare phenomenon.
多汗症是一种鲜为人知的病症，其特征是出汗过多。多汗症可能在多种情况下发生，出现在腋窝、手部、足部和面部等身体部位，从而给患者带来诸如工作受限、社交尴尬和心理伤害等问题。
以这些理论观点为出发点，本研究旨在评估布卢梅瑙市多汗症的患病率。
在2006年8月21日至9月1日期间，通过访谈对500名随机选取的受试者进行了研究。
45名受访者（9%）符合先决条件，被归类为多汗症患者。受影响最严重的年龄组为18至30岁（11.8%）。多汗症在男性中更为常见，无论是绝对数量（24名男性对21名女性）还是相对数量（男性为10.62%，女性为7.66%）。最普遍的特征是“每周至少发作一次”，在91.11%的患者中出现；最不常见的情况是“睡眠期间停止出汗”，在37.77%的受访者中出现。
数据显示，与其他研究相比，布卢梅瑙市多汗症的患病率更高，因此表明这并非罕见现象。
