Publications by authors named "Lisa Pieretti"
Article Synopsis
- Primary hyperhidrosis (PHH) causes excessive sweating due to abnormal nerve signaling, while sensitive skin (SS) affects 40-70% of people, leading to heightened skin reactivity, especially during sweating, stress, and heat.
- A survey of 637 individuals with PHH revealed that 89% also experienced SS, with significant correlations between the severity of sweating and sensitivity, occurring in both affected and unaffected skin areas.
- This research suggests a potential connection between PHH and SS, indicating that future studies should investigate cholinergic signaling as a common factor and consider screening PHH patients for SS symptoms.
Hyperhidrosis affects 4.8% of the US population, and despite the well documented negative impact of hyperhidrosis on patients' lives, data are generally lacking on the patient experience with this condition. The International Hyperhidrosis Society (IHHS) conducted a study in 2014, and initial results confirmed the multifaceted impact of hyperhidrosis on quality of life and underscored the need for disease awareness and effective management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of multifocal primary hyperhidrosis and changes in hyperhidrosis severity over time.
Objective: The goal of this study was to better understand multifocal primary hyperhidrosis, prevalence and distribution of hyperhidrosis by focal site, age of onset of symptoms by focal area, and change in hyperhidrosis severity over time and with seasons.
Materials And Methods: The International Hyperhidrosis Society, through an unrestricted research grant from Revance Therapeutics, conducted an online survey of registered visitors to its Web site.
Resources for hyperhidrosis sufferers, patients, and health care providers.
Dermatol Clin
October 2014
The excessive sweating of hyperhidrosis creates profound psychosocial, professional, and financial burdens on the individual sufferer; it contributes to impaired self-worth and self-efficacy, decreased satisfaction in all relationships, avoidance of specific careers, and increased expenditures on everything from clothing to medical treatment. Despite morbidity equal to other well-known dermatologic conditions, hyperhidrosis has historically been underacknowledged and undertreated because of the lack of accessible, scientifically accurate information and dispersal of that information within patient and medical communities. Thankfully, the development of the Internet and the work of the not-for-profit International Hyperhidrosis Society (IHHS) have increased awareness of hyperhidrosis.
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