Contralateral Hyperhidrosis After Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report

Abstract

Hyperhidrosis is the excessive sweating caused by overactive sweat glands. It impacts individuals’ quality of life, leading to skin infections, social anxiety disorders, and challenges in caring for patients. Hyperhidrosis can be primary or secondary, with secondary cases linked to cerebrovascular diseases (CVD). This case study describes a 70-year-old male patient with hemorrhagic CVD and hyperhidrosis. His hyperhidrosis, which began 18 months after the CVD diagnosis, showed improvement with gabapentin treatment.

Keywords

• hemorrhage
• hyperhidrosis
• stroke

Hemorajik Serebrovasküler Hastalık Sonrası Kontralateral Hiperhidrozis: Vaka Sunumu

Abstract

Hiperhidroz, aşırı aktif ter bezlerinin neden olduğu aşırı terlemedir. Bireylerin yaşam kalitesini etkileyerek cilt enfeksiyonları- na, sosyal anksiyete bozukluklarına ve hastaların bakımında zorluklara yol açar. Hiperhidroz, birincil veya ikincil olabilir ve ikincil vakalar serebrovasküler hastalıklarla (SVD) bağlantılıdır. Bu vaka çalışması, hemorajik SVD ve hiperhidrozu olan 70 yaşında bir erkek hastayı tanımlamaktadır. SVD tanısından 18 ay sonra başlayan hiperhidrozu, gabapentin tedavisiyle düzelme gösterdi.

Keywords

• hemoraji
• hiperhidroz
• inme

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