Research of primary hyperhidrosis in students of medicine of the State of Sergipe, Brazil

BACKGROUND: Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweat production occurs at 2.9-9% of the population. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and disorders due to primary hyperhidrosis (HP) in medicine students in the state of Sergipe. METHODS: Cross-sectional study using individual interviews. RESULTS: Hyperhi...

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Autores principales: Lima, Sônia Oliveira, Aragão, João Fernandes Britto, Machado Neto, José, de Almeida, Kaio Bernardes Santos, Menezes, Layla Melize Santos, Santana, Vanessa Rocha
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Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4631231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26560211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153859
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author Lima, Sônia Oliveira
Aragão, João Fernandes Britto
Machado Neto, José
de Almeida, Kaio Bernardes Santos
Menezes, Layla Melize Santos
Santana, Vanessa Rocha
author_facet Lima, Sônia Oliveira
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description BACKGROUND: Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweat production occurs at 2.9-9% of the population. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and disorders due to primary hyperhidrosis (HP) in medicine students in the state of Sergipe. METHODS: Cross-sectional study using individual interviews. RESULTS: Hyperhidrosis was found in 14.76% of subjects, the most affected regions were palmar, plantar and axillary, causing prejudice in daily activities. Family history occurred in 45% and 22.72% was diagnosed by a physician. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hyperhidrosis in medicine students of Sergipe was high, with strong family and a small portion of diagnoses made by medical professionals.
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spelling pubmed-46312312015-11-04 Research of primary hyperhidrosis in students of medicine of the State of Sergipe, Brazil Lima, Sônia Oliveira Aragão, João Fernandes Britto Machado Neto, José de Almeida, Kaio Bernardes Santos Menezes, Layla Melize Santos Santana, Vanessa Rocha An Bras Dermatol Investigation BACKGROUND: Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweat production occurs at 2.9-9% of the population. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and disorders due to primary hyperhidrosis (HP) in medicine students in the state of Sergipe. METHODS: Cross-sectional study using individual interviews. RESULTS: Hyperhidrosis was found in 14.76% of subjects, the most affected regions were palmar, plantar and axillary, causing prejudice in daily activities. Family history occurred in 45% and 22.72% was diagnosed by a physician. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hyperhidrosis in medicine students of Sergipe was high, with strong family and a small portion of diagnoses made by medical professionals. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4631231/ /pubmed/26560211 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153859 Text en © 2015 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Aragão, João Fernandes Britto
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Menezes, Layla Melize Santos
Santana, Vanessa Rocha
Research of primary hyperhidrosis in students of medicine of the State of Sergipe, Brazil
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title_fullStr Research of primary hyperhidrosis in students of medicine of the State of Sergipe, Brazil
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4631231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26560211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153859
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