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Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: A case series of two Caucasian patients.

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Reid, AT; Goettsche, L; Willis, M; Powers, J; Berrebi, KG
Published in: Pediatr Dermatol
September 2021

Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis (AIGA) is a rare disorder characterized by insidious or sudden onset of the inability to sweat involving >25% of body surface area in the absence of other neurologic or sweat gland abnormalities and typically affects young, healthy, Asian men. Here, we describe two Caucasian teenagers with the diagnosis. They both had variable responses to prednisone, one in the setting of an elevated ANA, suggesting an autoimmune or inflammatory pathomechanism of the disorder. It is essential the clinician recognizes this rare entity and initiates timely intervention to prevent the serious consequences of hyperpyrexia.

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Published In

Pediatr Dermatol

DOI

EISSN

1525-1470

Publication Date

September 2021

Volume

38

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1219 / 1221

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Male
  • Hypohidrosis
  • Humans
  • Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
  • Adolescent
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
 

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Reid, A. T., Goettsche, L., Willis, M., Powers, J., & Berrebi, K. G. (2021). Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: A case series of two Caucasian patients. Pediatr Dermatol, 38(5), 1219–1221. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14694
Reid, Alexander T., Lainee Goettsche, Melissa Willis, Jennifer Powers, and Kristen G. Berrebi. “Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: A case series of two Caucasian patients.Pediatr Dermatol 38, no. 5 (September 2021): 1219–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14694.
Reid AT, Goettsche L, Willis M, Powers J, Berrebi KG. Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: A case series of two Caucasian patients. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Sep;38(5):1219–21.
Reid, Alexander T., et al. “Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: A case series of two Caucasian patients.Pediatr Dermatol, vol. 38, no. 5, Sept. 2021, pp. 1219–21. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/pde.14694.
Reid AT, Goettsche L, Willis M, Powers J, Berrebi KG. Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: A case series of two Caucasian patients. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Sep;38(5):1219–1221.
Journal cover image

Published In

Pediatr Dermatol

DOI

EISSN

1525-1470

Publication Date

September 2021

Volume

38

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1219 / 1221

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Male
  • Hypohidrosis
  • Humans
  • Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
  • Adolescent
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine