Anhidrosis
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Anhidrosis is a pathological condition characterized by decreased or absent sweating, resulting in dry skin and extreme sensitivity to minor irritations, which can lead to itching, dermatitis, and eczema. It can be either congenital and generalized, as in ichthyosis, or localized, as in scleroderma, myxedema, spotted-anesthetic leprosy, and certain nervous disorders.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ANIDROSIS (from Greek a - negative particle, and hydros - sweat), pathological decrease or absence of sweating, expressed by dryness of the skin and its extreme sensitivity to the slightest irritations, as a result of which itching, dermatitis, and eczema may occur. A. is either congenital and generalized, as in ichthyosis, or localized, as in scleroderma, myxedema, spotted-anesthetic leprosy, and some nervous disorders. In rare cases, anhidrosis depends on the congenital absence or scarcity of sweat glands, as a result of which those suffering from A. cannot tolerate heat. Anhidrosis of the eyelids, a secretory disorder, expressed in the fact that when the face is sweating generally, the skin of the eyelids does not secrete sweat and remains dry.
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“Anhidrosis.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/anhidrosis/