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. 1979 Dec;55(650):868–869. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.55.650.868

Axillary hyperhidrosis - topical treatment with aluminium chloride hexahydrate

Harold Ellis, John H Scurr
PMCID: PMC2425692  PMID: 548949

Abstract

Forty-two patients with axillary hyperhidrosis on the waiting list for surgery were treated with topical saturated solution of aluminium chloride hexahydrate in absolute alcohol. There have been 7 failures. Three patients were unable to cope with the treatment and 4 more experienced severe local irritation or soreness; these 4 were submitted to local surgery. This is a simple and effective treatment for the majority of cases of severe axillary sweating.

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