Hypohidrosis
| Hypohidrosis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Anhidrosis | 
| Specialty | Dermatology, neurology | 
| Prognosis | hyperthermia, heat stroke, and death | 
Hypohidrosis is a medical condition in which a person exhibits diminished sweating in response to appropriate stimuli. In contrast with hyperhidrosis, which is a socially troubling yet often benign condition, the consequences of untreated hypohidrosis include hyperthermia, heat stroke and death. An extreme case of hypohidrosis in which there is a complete absence of sweating and the skin is dry is termed anhidrosis. The condition is also known as adiaphoresis, ischidrosis, oligidria, oligohidrosis and sweating deficiency.