Anhidrosis 1386173 222923367 2008-07-01T19:30:04Z 76.73.248.34 /* Causes */ {{Infobox_Disease | Name = Anhidrosis | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = 21064 | ICD10 = {{ICD10|L|74|4|l|60}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|705.0}} | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = }} '''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== {{Reflist}} ==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]] {{med-sign-stub}} {{Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue}} [[de:Anhidrose]] [[pl:Anhydroza]] [[pt:Anidrose]] [[sr:Анхидроза]]