Comparative study of transepidermal water loss in patients with and without hyperhidrosis by closed-chamber measurer in an air-conditioned environment

• Published in: Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2018-11, Vol.16 (4), p.eAO4312-eAO4312
• Main Authors: Miotto, Andre, Honda, Pedro Augusto Antunes, Bachichi, Thiago Gangi, Holanda, Caio Santos, Evangelista Neto, Ernesto, Perfeito, João Alessio Juliano, Leão, Luiz Eduardo Villaça, Costa, Jr, Altair da Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Air Conditioning; Case-Control Studies; Cirurgia torácica; Epidermis - physiology; Hiperidrose; Humans; Hyperhidrosis - diagnosis; Hyperhidrosis - physiopathology; MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL; Original; Reference Values; Simpatectomia; Water Loss, Insensible - physiology; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1679-4508; 2317-6385; 2317-6385
• DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2018AO4312

To evaluate the difference in transepidermal water loss in patients diagnosed with hyperhidrosis and healthy subjects, in an air-conditioned environment. Twenty patients diagnosed with hyperhidrosis and 20 healthy subjects were subjected to quantitative assessment using a closed-chamber device, in six previously established sites. The measurements showed different transepidermal water loss values for healthy subjects and patients with hyperhidrosis, especially in the hands and feet. In the Control Group, the median for the hands was 46.4g/m2/hour (p25: 36.0; p75: 57.6), while in the Hyperhidrosis Group, the median was 123.5g/m2/hour (p25: 54.3; p75: 161.2) - p