Hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Diagnosis

Hyperhidrosis is diagnosed by physical examination. In addition, your doctor will ask how long you have been experiencing excessive sweating, what areas are affected, how often it happens and other questions to get a sense of the extent of your condition.

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated May 8, 2007