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Doris Maria Hexsel, MD; Mariana Soirefmann, MD; Ticiana C. Rodrigues, MD; Débora Zechmeister do Prado, PHARM

Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(7):837-840.

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Hyperhidrosis (HH) is characterized by excessive sweating, usually exceeding thermoregulatory needs.¹ Medical and surgical treatments can be used, depending on the type, location, and severity of the HH. Thoracic sympathectomy is indicated for selected cases of severe palmar HH,² but the procedure may result in troublesome compensatory HH (CHH).³

Injections of botulinum toxin type A can temporarily interrupt sweating, and this new therapeutic option has emerged as a treatment for many forms of focal HH, including CHH.³ Because the diameter of the field effects (FEs) resulting from the injection of botulinum toxin type A is about 2 cm, a number of injections are needed to treat different forms of HH.

Herein, we describe a series of 3 women with CHH of the trunk occurring after thoracic sympathectomy. All 3 patients were treated with 5 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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