Hyperhidrosis Condition Or Disease

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The condition or disease I chose is hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis is a condition where someone sweats excessively, more than a normal or average person. It usually starts at puberty and affects the palms of hands, soles of feet, groin area and armpits, due to these areas highly concentration of sweat glands. It was first thought that the condition was linked to a patients mental and emotional state or that the condition was psychological and only started when there is stress, anxiousness or a nervous individual. The most common form of hyperhidrosis is called primary focal (essential) hyperhidrosis. With this type, the nerves responsible for signaling your sweat glands become overactive, even though they haven't been triggered by physical

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