Long-term results of oxybutynin use in treating facial hyperhidrosis
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Long-term results of oxybutynin use in treating facial hyperhidrosis*
BACKGROUND Facial hyperhidrosis can lead to serious emotional distress. Video-assisted thoracic sympathectomy resolves symptoms effectively, though it may be associated with compensatory hyperhidrosis, which may be more common in patients undergoing resection of the second thoracic ganglion. Oxybutynin has been used as a pharmacological approach to facial hyperhidrosis but the long-term results...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0365-0596
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143272