Acquired anhidrosis associated with systemic sarcoidosis: Quantification of nerve fibers around eccrine glands by confocal microscopy

Abstract

Neurological disorders can cause hypohidrosis and/or anhidrosis by disturbing either the central or the peripheral nervous systems.^1-3 Although a syringotropic variant of cutaneous sarcoidosis causes dysfunction of sweating, systemic sarcoidosis rarely causes hypohidrosis or anhidrosis.^4,5 Here we present a novel case of an acquired anhidrosis in a patient with systemic sarcoidosis. Furthermore, we developed a novel methodology to quantify nerve fibers around eccrine glands using confocal microscopy and found that nerve fibers around eccrine glands in anhidrotic areas are significantly decreased compared to hidrotic areas.

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