Anhidrosis

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Anhidrosis Classification and external resources
ICD-10	L74.4
ICD-9	705.0
DiseasesDB	21064

Anhidrosis means lack of sweating. It is also known by a number of other names including Adiaphoresis^[1][2][3][4], Ischidrosis^[5], Hypohidrosis, Oligidria, Oligohidrosis and Sweating deficiency.

Contents 1 Causes 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Causes

It may be caused by underactivity of the parasympathetic nervous system. Eccrine sweat glands are innervated via muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Hence antimuscarinic drugs cause anhidrosis.

[edit] See also

• Horner's syndrome
• Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• NIH/Medline
• MSNBC - MSNBC article about child with Anhidrosis / CIPA

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