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Vol. 25. Issue 7.
Pages 298-300 (October 1989)
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Vol. 25. Issue 7.
Pages 298-300 (October 1989)
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Hiperhidrosis toracica unilateral transitoria secundaria a tratamiento quirurgico de un carcinoma escamoso
Transient unilateral thoracic hyperhydrosis secondary to surgical therapy of squamous carcinoma
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Ll. Puig, J. M.a de Moragas
Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
C. León*
* Unidad de Cirugía Torácica. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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La hiperhidrosis torácica unilateral es una manifestación infrecuente generalmente secundaria a neoplasias intratorácicas. Los autores presentan un paciente afecto de un carcinoma escamoso al que se le practicó lobectomía y resección de tres costillas, el cual desarrolló un cuadro de hiperalgesia e hiperhidrosis en la zona de las metámeras correspondientes a las costillas resecadas.

Unilateral thoracic hyperhydrosis is an uncommon feature, usually secondary to intrathoracic neoplasias. The authors report a patient with squamous carcinoma who underwent lobectomy and resection of three ribs, and subsequentlydeveloped hyperalgesia and hyperhydrosis in the metameric area corresponding to the resected ribs.

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