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Sweat is the fluid that comes out through the entire surface of the skin (pores) in order to cool and remove heat from the body due to heavy physical labor. Sweat usually come out perfect and comes when one’s skin looks shiny and wet.

Note! You have to sweat out smoothly and normally, because sweating allows the body to release heat. Would be dangerous if you sweat abnormal, because the heat will be captured in the body and can cause health problems.

What is anhidrosis?

Anhidrosis is a medical condition where the body is unable to produce sweat or body is unable to sweat in hot conditions. This condition goes unnoticed. Maybe you just realized after doing strenuous physical activity and energy drain, but you still do not sweat. Try to be more alert to this condition.

Anhidrosis classified as abnormalities that are difficult to diagnose. Mild anhidrosis disorders can arise from a number of factors such as skin trauma, certain diseases, and due to consumption of certain drugs. The real cause of anhidrosis until now could not be ascertained by health experts.

Causes of reduced sweating

The following are some of the causes why your sweat is reduced:

• Neurologically, can be caused by head injuries, heat stroke, hysteria, and neurosurgical problems such as Guillain-Barre syndrome.
• Skin disease that closes the sweat glands like miliaria, contact dermatitis.
• Diseases that cause congenital absence of sweat glands in the body.
• Several types of drugs such as antipsychotic medications to treat mental disorders, topical antiperspirants containing aluminum sulfate, and anticholinergics, such as atropine and scopolamine.
• Trauma to sweat glands such as exfoliative dermatitis.
• Burns.
• Diabetes.
• Dehydration.
• Newborns and premature infants usually experience temporary anhidrosis due to her nervous system is not perfect.