Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
- Vitia* (congenital heart defects).
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
- Obesity* (obesity).
- Acromegaly* (giant growth)
- Andropause (male menopause)
- Diabetes mellitus* (diabetes)
- Hyperthyroidism* (hyperthyroidism)
- Hypoglycemia* (hypoglycemia; reactive, so not diabetic).
- Menopause* (climacteric; menopause in women).
Skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
- Eccrine and vascular tumors* *
- Organoid nevi* * (multiform skin lesions congenital or manifesting in early childhood).
- Palmoplantar keratoses (keratinization disorders affecting the palms (=palmar) and soles (=plantar)).
- Pachydermoperiostosis* * (form of primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy), in ulcer environment, at the amputation stump.
- Ross syndrome* * (synonyms: familial anhidrosis, anhidrosis syndrome) – neurological-dermatological disorder associated with a simultaneous occurrence of hypo- or anhidrosis (decreased or abolished sweat secretion), pupillotonia (tonic pupillary contraction) and hyporeflexia or areflexia (attenuated or extinguished muscle reflexes).
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) – autoimmune disease with formation of autoantibodies mainly against antigens of the cell nuclei (so-called antinuclear antibodies = ANA), possibly also against blood cells and other body tissues.
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)
- Apoplexy* (stroke)
- Heart failure* (cardiac insufficiency)
- Unstable angina pectoris* (UA; engl. unstable angina) – one speaks of an unstable angina pectoris, if the complaints have increased in intensity or duration compared to the previous angina pectoris attacks.
- Endocarditis* (inflammation of the inner lining of the heart).
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Brucellosis* – generic term for diseases such as Bang’s disease or Malta fever, which is caused by the genus Brucella.
- HIV infection* / AIDS*
- Influenza (flu)
- Malaria*
- Mononucleosis infectiosa (infectious mononucleosis, glandular fever).
- Osteomyelitis (bone marrow inflammation).
- Tuberculosis* (consumption)
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
- Arteritis temporalis (synonyms: Arteriitis cranialis; Horton’s disease; giant cell arteritis; Horton-Magath-Brown syndrome) – systemic vasculitis (vascular inflammation) affecting the arteriae temporales (temporal arteries), especially in the elderly.
- Chronic polyarthritis (synonym: rheumatoid arthritis) – chronic inflammatory multisystem disease, which usually manifests itself in the form of synovitis (inflammation of the synovial membrane).
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly Wegener’s granulomatosis – necrotizing (tissue dying) vasculitis (vascular inflammation) of the small to medium-sized vessels (small vessel vasculitides), which is accompanied by granuloma formation (nodule formation) in the upper respiratory tract (nose, sinuses, middle ear, oropharynx) and the lower respiratory tract (lungs).
- Scleroderma – (sclero = hard, dermia = skin) – rare autoimmune disease associated with hardening of connective tissue of the skin alone or the skin and internal organs (especially digestive tract, lungs, heart and kidneys).
- Vasculitides (vascular inflammations), unspecified.
Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)
- Carcinoid syndrome (synonym: carcinoid syndrome) – neuroendocrine tumors that cause discomfort due to increased production of neurotransmitters or peptide and steroid hormones (eg, histamine, kinins, serotonin). Symptoms: The first sign is often a persistent watery diarrhea (diarrhea). Typical for the carcinoids is the “flush symptomatology” (flush syndrome); this is a sudden blue-red discoloration of the face, neck and possibly the upper body to understand
- Malignant neoplasms (malignant neoplasms) of all kinds; esp :
- Myeloproliferative syndromes*
- Lymphomas (typically with night sweats (with change of clothes!), performance kink and weight loss (B-symptomatic), and generalized lymph node swelling): lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), follicular B-non-Hodgkin lymphoma, highly malignant diffuse large B-non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease.
- Pheochromocytoma – predominantly benign tumors that occur mainly in the adrenal gland.
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).
- Alcohol dependence
- Nightmares
- Anxiety disorders*
- Apoplexy* * (stroke)
- Depression*
- Diabetic neuropathy* * (damage to peripheral nerves).
- Drug withdrawal
- Epilepsy
- Gustatory sweating – form of sweating that occurs after eating.
- Complex regional pain syndrome* * (Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS); synonyms: Algoneurodystrophy, Sudeck’s disease, Sudeck’s dystrophy, Sudeck-Leriche syndrome, sympathetic reflex dystrophy (SRD)) – neurological-orthopedic clinical picture, which is based on an inflammatory reaction after injury to an extremity and in addition, the central pain processing is involved in the event; represents a symptomatology in which there are severe circulatory disturbances, edema (fluid retention) and functional restrictions after the intervention, as well as hypersensitivity to touch or pain stimuli; Occur in up to five percent of patients after distal radius fractures, but also after fractures or minor trauma to the lower extremity; early functional treatment (physical and occupational therapy), with medications for neuropathic pain (“nerve pain) and with topical (“local”) therapies lead to better long-term results.
- Panic attacks*
- Parkinson’s syndrome*
- Peripheral neuropathies* /* * (disease of the external nerves).
- Sleep apnea syndrome
- Somatoform disorder – form of mental illness that results in physical symptoms without physical findings to be collected
- Stress
- Sympathetic nervous system damage – e.g., traumatic damage to the sympathetic nervous system or the sweat center in the hypothalamus; irritation of the sympathetic nervous system by a cervical rib; neck marker disease; paraplegic symptomatology.
Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).
- Syncope (brief loss of consciousness).
- Trauma* *
Medication
- Analgesics*
- Antiarrhythmics
- Adenosine
- Class Ic antiarrhythmics (flecainide).
- Antidepressants*
- Tricyclic antidepressants (sibutramine).
- Appetite suppressants – tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline).
- Beta blockers*
- Biological (infliximab)
- Cholinergics*
- Hormones
- Antiestrogens (e.g. tamoxifen)* .
- Cholecystokinin analogues (ceruletide).
- GnRH analogs (goserelin acetate, leuporelin acetate, buderelin acetate, nafarelin acetate, triptorelin acetate).
- Glucocorticoids
- Magnesium sulfate
- Opioids*
- Parasympathomimetics*
- Direct parasympathomimetics (muscarinic receptor agonists): acetylcholine (No therapeutic significance because of rapid degradation), bethanechol, carbachol, muscarinic, pilocarpine.
- Indirect parasympathomimetics (cholinesterase inhibitors): donepezil, distigmine, galantamine, neostigmine, physostigmine, pyridostigmine, rivastigmine, tacrine, alkyl phosphates.
- Proton pump inhibitors (esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole).
Operations
- Operations of the parotid/parotid gland (Frey syndrome* * , auriculotemporal syndrome* * ).
- Thoracic sympathectomy* * – surgical transection of individual ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system for the treatment of hyperhidrosis or certain peripheral circulatory disorders.
Further
- Diet with hot spices
- Alcohol consumption* (as well as after alcohol withdrawal).
- Drugs (nicotine, cocaine, heroin)* /drug withdrawal.
- Gravidity (pregnancy)
- Severe pain
- High ambient temperature or overheating
- Intoxications* (poisonings)
* Major causes of secondary generalized hyperhidrosis* * Major causes of secondary regional and focal hyperhidrosis.