PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jean-Claude M. Tabet AU - Janet W. Bay AU - Michele Magdinec TI - Essential hyperhidrosis DP - 1986 Mar 20 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 83--88 VI - 53 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/53/1/83.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/53/1/83.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med1986 Mar 20; 53 AB - Essential hyperhidrosis, the idiopathic production of excessive sweat, continues to be a much misunderstood ailment. Its recognition as a benign disorder has often restricted its treatment to nonsurgical modalities, many times with unsatisfactory results. Surgical intervention has provided excellent results in patients suffering from hyperhidrosis and should certainly be considered an alternative method of treatment. The authors review the clinical condition of essential hyperhidrosis including current treatment options, with special emphasis on surgical therapy.