What causes anhidrosis?
1 Answer
A couple of things
Explanation:
For those reading who are unaware of what Anhidrosis is, it is a condition in which there is diminished sweating usually limited to a specific area of the body. The condition is also known by other names such as Hypohidrosis or Diminished Sweating.
Anhidrosis can be caused by skin injury. This includes trauma to the skin through radiation, infection (e.g. leprosy), or inflammation. Other causes may be CTD (connective tissue disorder) which refers to multiple disorders that involve the tissue and its relating organs. Some of these disorders that may cause Anhidrosis include Systemic Sclerosis (chronic hardening and tightening of tissue and muscles), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE for short) (an inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks the body's own tissue), or Sjögren's syndrome (an immune disorder that causes dry eyes, skin and mouth). All these disorders weaken the sweat glands.
Anhidrosis can also be caused by drugs (especially ones that are anticholinergic which block the the transmission of the neurotransmitter Acetycholine.)
Other causes may be diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage caused by diabetes), a bunch of other syndromes you probably dont want to hear about that came about before or after birth may cause Anhidrosis, and, sometimes, having multiple extremely severe heatstrokes (heatstrokes where the body is no longer to cool itself down to maintain homeostasis. Heatstrokes can temporarily or permanently lead to damage to vital organs and non-vital organs. Due to the excessive loss of water loss due to sweating, decreased sweating may occur because you are overworking the sweat glands).
I know this answer was long, but at least when you explain this to someone you will look like a complete genius!
