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Unexpected improvement of hyperhidrosis with cannabidiol

Hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating and it affects almost 5% of the population. The affected age group is wide, and it can affect from children to elderlies. There are two types of hyperhidrosis: generalized and focal. Treatment depends on the symptoms presented. In more severe case...

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Autores principales: Pitliuk, Rubens, Coelho, Christina Morotomi Funatsu, Fucci, Tatyanny Paula Pinto da Costa Santos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8827357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35170710
http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2022RC5795
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Sumario:Hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating and it affects almost 5% of the population. The affected age group is wide, and it can affect from children to elderlies. There are two types of hyperhidrosis: generalized and focal. Treatment depends on the symptoms presented. In more severe cases, radiofrequency sympatholysis and bilateral thoracic sympathectomy are the options. However, recurrence is possible or the postoperative appearance of conditions called compensatory hyperhidrosis or reflex hyperhidrosis. We describe two cases of patients treated with Cannabidiol who had significant and unexpected improvement of hyperhidrosis. The first patient received Cannabidiol specific for public presentations at work, and the second patient had a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The hyperhidrosis improved in both patients immediately after using Cannabidiol.