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. 2014 Dec 31;8(4):120–121. doi: 10.3315/jdcr.2014.1187

Table 1. Subtypes of acquired idiopathic anhidrosis.

Type Histopathology IgE Heat induced pain or urticarial
Sweat gland dysfunction inflammation around eccrine glands normal Absent
Idiopathic pure sudo-
motor failure
normal pain and/or urticaria
Sudomotor neuropathy ↓VIP-positive nerve
endings around sweat glands
normal Absent