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Idiopathic pure sudomotor failure

Diseases of the Nervous System

Idiopathic pure sudomotor failure is the most common cause of a rare disorder known as acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis, a clinical syndrome marked by a generalized decrease or absence of sweating without other autonomic or somatic nervous dysfunction and without persistent organic skin lesions.

Facts
Classification
Body System
Nervous System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
VI: Diseases of the Nervous System 1
Communicable or Non-communicable
Non-Communicable 2
Transmission Route
Non-Transmissible 2
First Described
1994 3
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter VI
Quote, List of chapters, Chapter VI
Diseases of the nervous system
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2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
    NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
  • Named examples section
    NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
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3. Idiopathic pure sudomotor failure (Wikipedia)
Term IPSF first introduced in 1994, article introView the Source
Wikidata: Idiopathic pure sudomotor failure
Wikidata Q5988903, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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