Not exact matches
Those with secondary generalized
hyperhidrosis (caused
by a medical condition) should be evaluated
by a dermatologist.
There is a subset of individuals with
hyperhidrosis that is caused
by other conditions such as medications, cancers, metabolic and hormonal imbalances, infections and nerve injury.
Doctors believe that primary
hyperhidrosis is caused
by a malfunction in the nervous system that may be genetic.
Stress and exercise both significantly increased the rate of sweating
by two to five points in those with palmar
hyperhidrosis, as well as in the control group (31).
One small study looked at 20 people with palmar
hyperhidrosis, a condition characterized
by excess sweating in the hands.