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Review
. 2003 Jan;28(1):2-7.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01162.x.

Axillary hyperhidrosis: eccrine or apocrine?

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Axillary hyperhidrosis: eccrine or apocrine?

A Lonsdale-Eccles et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2003 Jan.

Abstract

We review the literature regarding axillary hyperhidrosis, discuss normal sweat gland function and postulate on the respective roles of the eccrine, apocrine and apo-eccrine glands in the pathophysiology of excessive axillary sweating.

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