Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete
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Fully developed eccrine glands distributed over the entire integument are found only in man. The secretory mechanism is based on the active transport of sodium ions; water diffuses passively following the osmotic gradient. The thermoregulatory center in the hypothalamic region receives impulses from external and internal thermoreceptors and is modified by levels of hormones, by emotions, physical activity and pyrogens. ⋯ The idiopathic localized hyperhidrosis of axillae, palms, and soles poses a frequent therapeutic problem in the dermatologist's office. Frequently, a familial predisposition is found. To what extent the disorder may be part of a general imbalance of psychovegetative functions is not yet fully understood.