Thermographic study of palmar and facial, skin temperature of hyperhidrosis patients before and after thoracic sympathectomy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 466-471

  Tsai, Jui Chang ^a   Lim, Kheng Bee ^a   Lin, Shian Yeang ^a   Kao, Ming Chien ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Sudomotor activity; Sympathectomy; Thermographic measurement; Vasomotor activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN NERVE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THERMOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THERMOGRAPHY; THORAX;

EID: 0033925362     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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