Who has excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)?
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Dr. Malcolm Brock of Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Hyperhidrosis affects a lot of people—impacting roughly 3 percent of the population in the United States and worldwide. It begins in childhood and worsens at puberty, especially for females. Roughly 30-50 percent of patients report a family history of this often-genetic condition.
Hyperhidrosis affects a lot of people—impacting roughly 3 percent of the population in the United States and worldwide. It begins in childhood and worsens at puberty, especially for females. Roughly 30-50 percent of patients report a family... More -
It is estimated that approximately 1% of adults suffer from hyperhidrosis. Typically excessive sweating begins in childhood or early adolescence and increases in severity through puberty and into adulthood. Men and women are equally affected. In many patients, the symptoms are mild and not socially disabling. Symptoms usually appear during adolescence and either remain mild or gradually progress into adulthood, rarely diminishing spontaneously.
It is estimated that approximately 1% of adults suffer from hyperhidrosis. Typically excessive sweating begins in childhood or early adolescence and increases in severity through puberty and into adulthood. Men and women are equally affected.... More
