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KMID : 0363620120330040037
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2012 Volume.33 No. 4 p.37 ~ p.41
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Study of Characteristics of Patients with Hyperhidrosis
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Son Chang-Gue
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was aimed to establish the clinical features of the patients suffering from hyperhidrosis, who are willing to visit Oriental clinics.
Methods: Forty-six patients with primary hyperhidrosis were enrolled in this study classification, body part of perspiration and its severity, and constitutional differentiation were analyzed.
Results: 85.1% of patients were 10 to 39 years old. The body part most complained of hyperhidrosis was the hands and feet at 50%. The portion of Teaeumin, Soumin, and Soyangin was 56.6% 21.1%, and 21.7% respectively. Soumin specifically showed a higher frequency of palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis as 90%. The average score of symptoms
was 5.1±1.7 by a 10-point self- reporting numeric rating scale (NRS). No statistical difference of NRS score was
observed regarding gender, Sasang classification, or hyperhidrosis region.
Conclusions: This study provides an overview of hyperhidrosis patients visiting an Oriental clinic, and will be helpful in establishing a strategy for the Korean medicine (KM)-based therapeutic development.
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KEYWORD
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Hyperhidrosis , Korean medicine , herbal medicine
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