Classification
Hyperhidrosis can either be generalized or localized to specific parts of the body. Hands, feet, armpits, and the groin area are among the most active regions of perspiration due to the relatively high concentration of sweat glands; however, any part of the body may be affected. Hyperhidrosis can also be classified depending on if it’s a congenital or acquired trait. Primary hyperhidrosis’s found to start during adolescence or even before and seems to be inherited as an autosomal dominant genetic trait. Primary hyperhidrosis must be distinguished from secondary hyperhidrosis, which can start at any point in life. The latter form may be due to a disorder of the thyroid or pituitary gland, diabetes mellitus, tumors, gout, menopause, certain drugs, or mercury poisoning. Hyperhidrosis may be also divided into palmoplantar (emotional), gustatory or generalized hyperhidrosis. In this approach, excessive sweating in an area that’s greater than 100 cm2 (up to generalized sweating of the entire body)’s differentiated from sweating that affects only a small area.
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