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Hyperhidrosis - Management
Basis for recommendation
- The recommendations, including diagnostic criteria for primary focal hyperhidrosis, are based on expert opinion from a US expert consensus statement, Recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of primary hyperhidrosis [Hornberger et al, 2004]. The use of these diagnostic criteria is widely advocated [Glaser et al, 2007; Gee and Yamauchi, 2008; International Hyperhidrosis Society, 2008b; Solish et al, 2008].
- The statement, 'If symptoms have lasted less than 6 months or onset is at 25 years of age or older, primary focal hyperhidrosis remains a likely diagnosis if other criteria are met, but extra care should be taken to exclude an underlying cause' is the opinion of CKS.
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