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Patients' satisfaction after bilateral thoracoscopic sympathicolysis

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2023
Background: Palmar hyperhidrosis is a distressing condition implicating individuals' social life and self-esteem. Surgery has proven to be highly effective with excellent safety profile.
Hanan M Hemead, Waheed Etman, Sarah Hemead, Ehab Elrewany, Ahmed Abdelaziz   +4 more
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Excited Skin Syndrome (Angry Back), What Do We Know About It? A Review of the Literature

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 25, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background In 1975, Mitchell brought up a theory that false positive reactions can be due to skin hyperirritability, called it “angry back syndrome” (ABS). The phenomenon is observed in patch testing of patients with several positive patch tests, mostly along with one or more strong reactions.
Amir Mohammad Beyzaee, Howard I. Maibach
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Varied, unprecedented dermatologic manifestations of hypovitaminosis D –A case series

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Vitamin D deficiency is endemic in India. Hypovitaminosis D not only results in musculoskeletal disorders but also affects extraskeletal systems. In this article, we describe three interesting patients suffering from hypovitaminosis D with dermatologic ...
Amit Sarkar , Rajat Bandyopadhyay , Kalyan Kumar Bhowmik , Arpan Chakrabarti , Neelakash Mukhopadhyay , Arnab Paul   +5 more
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Moisturising Gloves as a Solution for Occupational Skin Health: Advances and Challenges

Contact Dermatitis, Volume 93, Issue 6, Page 464-476, December 2025.
This review highlights moisturising gloves as a promising strategy to combat glove‐induced skin dryness in occupational settings. It outlines key design considerations, current technologies and unresolved research gaps that must be addressed to enable their practical adoption for preventing occupational skin diseases.
Sher Wei How, Janarthanan Supramaniam, Thet Thet Htar, Bey Fen Leo, Sivakumar Manickam, Bey Hing Goh, Siah Ying Tang   +6 more
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Single incision thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis

SAGE Open Medicine, 2014
Background: Primary hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating beyond physiological needs. It is a common disease (incidence 2.8%) that causes intense discomfort for patients.
Aram Baram
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Anxiety after Sympathectomy in patients with primary palmar hyperhidrosis may prolong the duration of compensatory hyperhidrosis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2018
Background Compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) is a frequent side effect after sympathectomy for the treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis. We determined the effects of demographic and clinical factors which may increase the duration of CH (DCH). Methods
Kai Qian, Yong-Geng Feng, Jing-Hai Zhou, Ru-Wen Wang, Qun-You Tan, Bo Deng   +5 more
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Hyperhidrosis: don't sweat it

Internal Medicine Journal, Volume 55, Issue 10, Page 1626-1631, October 2025.
Abstract Hyperhidrosis is an under‐reported and under‐treated condition that causes significant patient morbidity. Secondary causes require consideration, but the vast majority of cases are idiopathic. The condition is encountered by a range of clinicians, including neurologists, dermatologists and endocrinologists, and it pays to be familiar with the ...
Mitchell J. Lycett, Karl Ng
wiley   +1 more source

Primary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy (Pachydermoperiostosis): Two Brothers Misdiagnosed As Inflammatory Arthritis

Trends in Urology &Men's Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (Pachydermoperiostosis) is a rare, inherited genetic disorder of the skeleton and the skin, characterised by clubbing of the fingers, thickening of the skin especially of the face and forehead (pachydermia) and periostosis. Patients often present with pain and swelling of the knees and ankles.
Ahmed AbdulBari, Farooq Fouad, Sarah Mushtaq, Ali Jawad   +3 more
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Botulinum Toxin A and B for Palmoplantar Hyperhidrosis

Dermatology and Therapy
Introduction Hyperhidrosis is characterized by unpredictable, uncontrollable and excessive sweating. It occurs at rest and is not related to temperature. Hyperhidrosis is a common disorder that has a negative impact on quality of life (QoL).
Trond Eilertsen, Bjørn Øivind Kvammen, Øystein Grimstad   +2 more
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Role of video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy in the treatment of primary hyperhidrosis

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT: Essential hyperhidrosis is a frequent disorder causing significant functional impairment. The advent and development of video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques now allows thoracic sympathectomy to be carried out precisely and safety with good ...
Luiz Eduardo Villaça Leão, Renato de Oliveira, Renuzza Szulc, Jair de Jesus Mari, Pedro Luis Reis Crotti, José Julio Saraiva Gonçalves   +5 more
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