Hyperhidrosis

Generalized or focal excessive sweating due to overactivity of eccrine sweat glands, producing perspiration beyond that required for normal thermoregulatory homeostasis.

Causes

• Primary (idiopathic) hyperhidrosis

• Endocrine and metabolic causes

  • Menopause

  • Hyperthyroidism

  • Diabetes mellitus

  • Hypoglycemia

  • Obesity

  • Pregnancy

  • Pheochromocytoma

• Infectious causes

  • Fever

  • Tuberculosis

  • Malaria

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

• Malignant causes

  • Lymphoma

  • Leukemia

  • Carcinoid syndrome

• Cardiovascular causes

  • Heart failure

  • Acute myocardial infarction

• Neurological and psychiatric causes

  • Anxiety

  • Panic disorder

  • Parkinson's disease

  • Autonomic nervous system disorders

• Medication and substance-related causes

  • Antidepressants

  • Analgesics

  • Antihypertensive medications

  • Alcohol withdrawal

  • Drug withdrawal