To the Editor: Hyperhidrosis is uncontrollable, excessive sweating. Severe primary focal palmar hyperhidrosis is a significant disability. It interferes with many activities of daily living and induces social avoidance behaviours that can lead to symptoms of social anxiety disorder. Symptoms begin in childhood or around puberty and affect both sexes equally.1
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