Abstract
One of the most important therapeutic goal in hyperhidrosis treatment is to seek for the underlying cause and to tailor the treatment accordingly. A detailed history and prompt physical examination are needed to clarify the etiological factor. In this study, we report a 34-year-old woman with a diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome presenting with complaints of pain, numbness, and fatigue in her left arm and ipsilateral palmar hyperhidrosis. Thus, we want to highlight a specific potential cause of secondary hyperhidrosis, which can otherwise be easily overlooked, and furthermore, which has a completely different treatment strategy.
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Özdemir, O., Özçakar, L. Thoracic outlet syndrome: another cause for unilateral palmar hyperhidrosis. Clin Rheumatol 26, 1375–1376 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-006-0400-5
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