Axillary hyperhidrosis: eccrine or apocrine?
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- DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01162.x
Axillary hyperhidrosis: eccrine or apocrine?
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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