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symptoms subsequently deteriorated

We describe a patient who underwent upper thoracic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis, and whose symptoms subsequently deteriorated, becoming worse than those on initial presentation.


Recurrence of hyperhidrosis after endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy—case report and review of the literature
C.H. ORTEU 1 , J.M. MCGREGOR 1 , J.R. ALMEYDA 1 M.H.A. RUSTIN 1
1 Dermatology Departments, The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG and The North Middlesex Hospital, London N18 1QX, UK
Copyright 1995 Blackwell Science Ltd


Accepted for publication 6 January 1995