Is excessive sweating / hyperhidrosis inheritable?
In about 40% of the cases there is a family history of hyperhidrosis. This means that it is likely a genetic disorder, though not everyone knows of a family member who suffers from this ailment. If there is no family history then the patient might be the first one to carry the genes for hyperhidrosis. There are some medical ailments that can cause excessive sweating. Thyroid, menopause, and anxiety can cause excessive sweating, but this perspiration will appear on the majority of the body, whereas hyperhidrosis is limited to certain areas such as the hands or face. Night sweating can be a presentation of some malignant diseases or infections such as tuberculosis. Will hyperhidrosis last my entire life? Hyperhidrosis usually lasts a lifetime. There are some patients who claim that their mother or father had it and it disappeared later in their life. This does not mean that the patient will have a similar experience. From the genetic point of view it seems to be that in those patients th
