No compensatory sweating after botulinum toxin treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis.(WASHINGTON WHISPERS)

From: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology | Date: May 1, 2005 | Copyright information

No Compensatory Sweating after Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Krogstad AL, et al. British Journal of Dermatology. 2005;152:329-333.

Summary

The authors present a trial to determine if treating palmar hyperhidrosis with botulinum A toxin results in compensatory sweating in other body areas. Compensatory sweating has been observed in patients with hyperhidrosis treated with transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy. Seventeen patient...

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