Case Report: Acquired Generalized Anhidrosis Caused by Brain Tumor: Review of the Literature

Case Report: Acquired Generalized Anhidrosis Caused by Brain Tumor: Review of the Literature

PurposeThere has been limited focus on sweating failure in patients with brain tumor. We report two patients with generalized anhidrosis caused by germinoma. We also review previous reports of generalized anhidrosis due to brain tumor.Case ReportsPatient 1 was a 12-year-old boy with repetitive heat...

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Main Authors: Kohei Kawahara, Yasuto Shimomura, Yuichiro Oshima, Tadashi Watanabe, Toshinori Hori, Akihisa Okumura, Hideyuki Iwayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
anhidrosis
sweating
hypothalamus
brain tumor
germinoma
panhypopituitarism
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.877715/full

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