Anhidrosis
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| ICD-10 | L74.4 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 705.0 |
Anhidrosis means lack of sweating.
[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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- NIH/Medline
- MSNBC - MSNBC article about child with Anhidrosis / CIPA
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