Hyperhidrosis disease severity scale test

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Graduation of sweating; HDSS; Sweat scaling; Welding test

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  • Grade 1: Sweating is not noticeable, daily activities are not disturbed
  • Grade 2: Sweating is bearable, daily activities are sometimes disturbed
  • Grade 3: Sweating is hardly bearable, daily activities are often disturbed
  • Grade 4: Sweating is unbearable, daily activities are always disturbed

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Schick Ch (2015) Treatment of hyperhidrosis skin 2: 91-97

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020