Compensatory quadrant-hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Unilateral hyperhidrosis can be a neurological manifestation of irritations of the central or peripheral nervous system.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present the case of a 67-year-old German man who ha...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Unilateral hyperhidrosis can be a neurological manifestation of irritations of the central or peripheral nervous system.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present the case of a 67-year-old German man who had hyperhidrosis of his right upper body quadrant (including face, arm, and chest) following intrathoracic surgery of a left-sided pleural lipoma.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>An isolated unilateral hyperhidrosis might occur after intrathoracic surgery. Besides anticholinergic drugs the use of botulinum toxin should be considered.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6359777264b489daaa6b7c26e72e1a22022-12-22T02:08:59ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472013-01-01712410.1186/1752-1947-7-24Compensatory quadrant-hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery: a case reportBrodoehl StefanWitte OttoGuenther Albrecht<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Unilateral hyperhidrosis can be a neurological manifestation of irritations of the central or peripheral nervous system.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present the case of a 67-year-old German man who had hyperhidrosis of his right upper body quadrant (including face, arm, and chest) following intrathoracic surgery of a left-sided pleural lipoma.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>An isolated unilateral hyperhidrosis might occur after intrathoracic surgery. Besides anticholinergic drugs the use of botulinum toxin should be considered.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/7/1/24Botulinum toxinIntrathoracic surgeryUnilateral hyperhidrosis |
| spellingShingle | Brodoehl Stefan Witte Otto Guenther Albrecht Compensatory quadrant-hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports Botulinum toxin Intrathoracic surgery Unilateral hyperhidrosis |
| title | Compensatory quadrant-hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery: a case report |
| title_full | Compensatory quadrant-hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Compensatory quadrant-hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Compensatory quadrant-hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery: a case report |
| title_short | Compensatory quadrant-hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery: a case report |
| title_sort | compensatory quadrant hyperhidrosis after contralateral intrathoracic surgery a case report |
| topic | Botulinum toxin Intrathoracic surgery Unilateral hyperhidrosis |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/7/1/24 |
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