What is hyperhidrosis?

Hello, I'm going to talk to you today about hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis is a condition that affects patients and is basically excessive sweating. This can occur in a small part of the body or it can affect the whole part of the body. Patients who are suffering from this should certainly go and see their general practitioner and be referred on to a specialist if it is a problem that they feel significantly affects their quality of life. The key thing is that there are those patients who have primary hyperhidrosis which is a condition for which there is no obvious cause. This can often affect the hands, the armpits, the feet, the groin creases and the armpits or the nape of the back. The patient will often complain of excessive sweating. This may even result in dripping directly off their hands. If this is the case, it is suggested that patients are offered various treatment options. At the first presentation to a doctor, it is important that they rule out conditions such as an abnormal function of your thyroid gland, diabetes and do a general history and examination to exclude any form of cancer. The preliminary investigations may just be a blood test to rule out abnormal thyroid function and diabetes. If your primary health care doctor or GP is happy that there is no evidence of malignancy from your history then they will advise you on a treatment regimen.