Anhidrosis
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| ICD-10 | L744 | |
|---|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 705.0 | |
| OMIM | [1] | |
| DiseasesDB | 21064 | |
| MedlinePlus | [2] | |
| eMedicine | / | |
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Anhidrosis means lack of sweating. It is also known by a number of other names including Adiaphoresis[1][2][3][4], Ischidrosis[5], Hypohidrosis, Oligidria, Oligohidrosis and Sweating deficiency.
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[edit] Causes
It may be caused by underactivity of the sympathetic nervous system. Eccrine sweat glands are innervated via muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Hence antimuscarinic drugs cause anhidrosis.
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- NIH/Medline
- MSNBC - MSNBC article about child with Anhidrosis / CIPA
