Hyperhidrosis

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. The Patient with Hyperhidrosis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Anatomy of the Sudoripar Glands

      • Samantha Neves, Dafne Braga Diamante Leiderman, Nelson Wolosker

      Pages 3-11

   3. Secondary Hyperhidrosis: Endocrinopathies and Hyperhidrosis

      • Marcello D. Bronstein

      Pages 13-17

   4. Hyperhidrosis and Obesity

      • Ana Maria Pita Lottenberg, Natália Sanchez Oliveira Jensen

      Pages 19-25

   5. Primary Hyperhidrosis

      • Paulo Kauffman

      Pages 27-32

   6. The Prevalence of Hyperhidrosis Worldwide

      • Sonia Oliveira Lima, Vanessa Rocha de Santana

      Pages 33-38

   7. Hyperhidrosis in Children

      • Samantha Neves, John Robert Pires-Davidson, Dafne Braga Diamante Leiderman, Nelson Wolosker

      Pages 39-44

   8. The Psychological Profile of the Patient with Primary Hyperhidrosis

      • Ana Rosa Sancovski

      Pages 45-52

   9. Psychiatric Features in Hyperhidrosis

      • Marianna Gonzalez de Oliveira Andrade

      Pages 53-56

   10. Anxiety, Depression, and Hyperhidrosis

       • Débora Yumi Ferreira Kamikava

       Pages 57-60

   11. Hyperhidrosis and Diet-Induced Thermogenesis

       • Najla Elias Farage, Milena Barcza Stockler-Pinto

       Pages 61-64

   12. Constraints Caused by Primary Hyperhidrosis

       • Regina Lunkes Diehl

       Pages 65-72

3. General Treatment of Hyperhidrosis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Pharmacological Treatment of Hyperhidrosis

      • Dafne Braga Diamante Leiderman, Samantha Neves, Nelson Wolosker

      Pages 75-80

   3. Hyperhidrosis and Topical Agents

      • Marcia Purcelli

      Pages 81-87

   4. Axillary Hyperhidrosis and Bromhidrosis: The Dermatologist’s Point of View

      • Roberta Vasconcelos, José Antonio Sanches Jr.

      Pages 89-94

   5. Botulinum Toxin for Axillary and Palmar Hyperhidrosis

      • Mônica Aribi, Gabriel Aribi, Thalita Domingues Mendes

      Pages 95-105

   6. Axillary Hyperhidrosis: Local Surgical Treatment with Aspiratory Curettage

      • Ronaldo Golcman, Murillo Francisco Pires Fraga, Benjamin Golcman

      Pages 107-114

4. Sympathectomies for Hyperhidrosis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition in which a person sweats excessively and unpredictably. People with hyperhidrosis may sweat even when the temperature is cool or when they are at rest.


Despite prevalence of at least 1% of the global population, Hyperhidrosis is still an unknown entity, for the most part -- an undertreated and even neglected medical condition. Moreover, there are few sources summarizing the knowledge on hyperhidrosis to a wider audience. The purpose of this book is to provide information regarding hyperhidrosis, ranging from basic information on pathophysiology to the most advanced therapeutic alternatives. 



From a therapeutic perspective, hyperhidrosis requires clinical treatment using topical and subdermal agents as well as surgical approaches. The book will not only cover these topics but will discuss all aspects of care -- from patient selection through post-surgical complications. Special attention will be given to sympathectomies.


Medical and paramedical professionals, as well as students and researchers, interested in the topic will find the book comprehensive in scope and targeted in offering practical, clinical guidance. Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperhidrosis - A Complete Guide counts with the collaboration of most renowned specialists of this field, and is intended as an easy to read and very practical reference book.

• Hyperhidrosis
• Sweat
• Sweat glands
• Surgery
• Sympathectomy
• thoracic surgery

• General Surgery and Biotechnology, Positivo University and INC Hospital, Curitiba, Brazil

  Marcelo de Paula Loureiro

• Thoracic Surgery Division, Heart Institute, Clinics Hospital, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

  José Ribas M. de Campos

• Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil

  Nelson Wolosker

• Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

  Paulo Kauffman

Marcelo de Paula Loureiro: MD from the Federal University of Parana (Brazil, 1995), specialized in Laparoscopic Surgery from the University of Bordeaux II (France, 1998); master in Principles of Surgery from FEPAR (Brazil, 2003). He is Doctor in Surgery from the University of São Paulo (Brazil, 2009); Graduate of the General Coordinator for Minimally Invasive Surgery Jacques Perissat Institute / Positivo University (Brazil) since 2005. It belongs to the Master of the Standing Nucleo Biotechnology at Positivo University where he serves as professor and coordinator of the Department of Biomaterials and dissertation advisor. Responsible for Digestive Surgery Service at the Hospital of Curitiba (Brazil). He has worked for 16 years as a surgeon of the digestive system, with emphasis on Gastroenterological Surgery, Bariatric Surgery and metabolic (obesity) surgery of hernias of the abdominal wall and surgery hyperhidrosis. He is a member of the Brazilian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery (SOBRACIL), the Brazilian College of Surgeons (CBC), the Brazilian Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (SBCBM) and the Brazilian Society of Hernia. Member of European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) of the American Hernia Society (AHS) and the International Federation of Surgery of Obesity (IFSO).


José Ribas Milanez de Campos: MD from the Federal University of Goiás (Brazil, 1979), specialist in General Surgery by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Brazil, 1982), specialist in Thoracic Surgery at the Hospital das Clinicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (Brazil, 1984), doctorate in Medicine (Surgery), University of São Paulo (Brazil, 1987). Associate professor at University of São Paulo and of Positivo University.


Nelson Wolosker: MD (1984) with residency in general surgery (1986) and vascular surgery (1988) from the University of São Paulo Medical School (Brazil). Former chief of the department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at ACCamargo Cancer Center (Brazil). Associate professor at University of São Paulo Medical School and vice-president of Albert Einstein Hospital (Brazil).


Paulo Kauffman: MD with residency in general surgery by the University of São Paulo Medical School (Brazil). Retired professor of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the University of São Paulo Medical School. 

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