Chromhidrosis is a rare disorder, which can have significant psychosocial consequences for patients, particularly when it affects the face, as it can be mistaken for scarring, dirt or erroneous make-up application. Chromhidrosis can be divided into apocrine, eccrine and pseudo subtypes. We present a case of apocrine chromhidrosis localized to the bilateral cheek area. Click https://www.wileyhealthlearning.com/#/online-courses/9c761d0a-20de-4709-a57d-36be93cf64e1 for the corresponding questions to this CME article.
Facial Dermatoses/pathology , Pigmentation Disorders/pathology , Sweat Gland Diseases/pathology , Adult , Affect , Cheek/pathology , Dermoscopy , Facial Dermatoses/psychology , Female , Humans , Pigmentation Disorders/psychology , Sweat Gland Diseases/psychology
Conjunctival Diseases/etiology , Hair Diseases/etiology , Hair Follicle/pathology , Hemorrhage/etiology , Social Stigma , Sweat Gland Diseases/etiology , Adolescent , Conjunctival Diseases/diagnosis , Conjunctival Diseases/psychology , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Hair Diseases/diagnosis , Hair Diseases/psychology , Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Hemorrhage/psychology , Humans , Stress, Psychological/complications , Sweat Gland Diseases/diagnosis , Sweat Gland Diseases/psychology
Thirty-three patients with dyshidrotic eczema were trained either to decrease or to increase the electrical conductivity of the skin. Skin conductance has been found to be related to epidermal water content as well as emotional variables, both of which have suggested links to eczema. Subjects trained to decrease skin conductance showed clinical improvement more often than the controls who were trained in the opposite direction. They also showed a significant decrease in measured conductance and anxiety. The controls showed increased anxiety and no significant changes in skin conductance level.
Eczema/physiopathology , Skin/physiopathology , Sweat Gland Diseases/physiopathology , Adolescent , Adult , Biofeedback, Psychology , Eczema/psychology , Electric Conductivity , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Galvanic Skin Response , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Psychological Tests , Sweat Gland Diseases/psychology
