A Case of Generalized Hyperhidrosis Complicated with Acute Renal Failure / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 497-502, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-21299
ABSTRACT
Hyperhidrosis is a disorder characterized by perspiration in excess of the physiologic amount necessary to maintain thermal homeostasis. It is categorized as either a primary condition or a condition occurring secondary to a number of diseases and the use of prescribed drugs and is further classified according to anatomical distribution as being focal, regional, or generalized. Severe generalized hyperhidrosis is extremely rare but significantly inhibits social activities in those affected. A 48-year-old female with oliguria was admitted to our hospital. Both a physical examination and a starch-iodine test showed generalized hyperhidrosis, suggesting that excessive loss of body fluid via sweating had led to prerenal acute renal failure (ARF). To our knowledge, severe cases of generalized hyperhidrosis causing ARF have not previously been reported. The present case is reported with a review of the literature on the etiology and management of generalized hyperhidrosis.
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Main subject:
Oliguria
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Physical Examination
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Sweat
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Sweating
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Body Fluids
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Cholinergic Antagonists
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Acute Kidney Injury
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Homeostasis
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Hyperhidrosis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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