Anhidrosis
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| Name = Anhidrosis
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| ICD10 = {{ICD10|L|74|4|l|60}}
| ICD9 = {{ICD9|705.0}}
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'''Anhidrosis''' means lack of [[sweating]]. It is also known by a number of other names including '''Adiaphoresis'''<ref>[http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/adiaphoresis adiaphoresis - definition of adiaphoresis in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.babylon.com/definition/adiaphoresis/English adiaphoresis | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=1286 Adiaphoresis - Medical Dictionary Definition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipd/A0307179.html</ref>, '''Ischidrosis'''<ref>[http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/anhidrosis anhidrosis - definition of anhidrosis in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, '''Hypohidrosis''', '''Oligidria''', '''Oligohidrosis''' and '''Sweating deficiency'''.
==Causes==
It may be caused by underactivity of the [[parasympathetic nervous system]]. Eccrine sweat glands are [[nerve|innervated]] via [[muscarinic acetylcholine receptor]]s. Hence antimuscarinic [[medication|drugs]] cause anhidrosis.
== See also ==
* [[Horner's syndrome]]
* [[Hyperhidrosis|Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003219.htm NIH/Medline]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6379795/ MSNBC] - MSNBC article about child with Anhidrosis / CIPA
[[Category:Medical terms]]
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{{Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue}}
[[de:Anhidrose]]
[[pl:Anhydroza]]
[[pt:Anidrose]]
[[sr:Анхидроза]]