Questionnaire of quality of life in patients with primary hyperhidrosis

AUTOR(ES)

Campos, José Ribas Milanez de, Kauffman, Paulo, Werebe, Eduardo de Campos, Andrade Filho, Laert Oliveira, Kuzniek, Sergio, Wolosker, Nelson, Jatene, Fábio Biscegli, Amir, Mariane

FONTE

Jornal de Pneumologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003-08

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Hyperhidrosis or excessive sudoresis is a chronic disease associated with important subjective distress. OBJECTIVE: To propose a specific questionnaire to evaluate the quality of life of patients with hyperhidrosis. METHODS: From October 1995 to March 2002, 378 patients (234 females), with a mean age of 26.8 years, were evaluated before and after video-assisted thoracic sympathectomy. RESULTS: Therapeutic success was obtained in 90% of the procedures. The recurrence rate was 10% for palmar and 11% for axillary hyperhidrosis; 27% of the patients who had recurrence were re-operated successfully. No serious complications were reported. Of the total number of patients, 91% answered to the quality of life questionnaire, and 86% of them reported improvement after the procedure. CONCLUSIONS: Thoracic sympathectomy is a therapeutic method capable of changing the quality of life of patients with hyperhidrosis. The questionnaire applied has shown these changes.

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