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Sweat gland diseases

Sweat gland diseases

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Is a type of:

Skin conditions

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Skin

Types of

Excessive sweating
Acne inversa (hidradenitis suppurativa)
Condition

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A 36-year old female asked:

Im 36 y/o non-smoker and doesnt drink. Has a congenital heart disease (heart valve repair at birth) Has excessive night sweats for last 10 years and now I have a swollen neck gland that is tender to touch. Lost 20 lbs so far no common cold or infects?

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A 16-year old female asked:

How do you stop sweat glands from getting clogged?

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A 32-year old asked:

Showering 2-3x a day due to sweat glands. How can I combat?

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A 16-year old male asked:

Hello, my grandfather has a clogged sweat gland that appears to have hardened and refuses to be popped. What can we do from home to remove fix this?

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A 27-year old female asked:

How can u get rid of blocked sweat glands?

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A 23-year old male asked:

Is it possible to remove small sweat glands from the penis?

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A 25-year old male asked:

Why do sweat glands not become hypersensitive in denervation ?

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A 32-year old asked:

How to get rid of blocked sweat glands on the penis ?

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A 47-year old male asked about a 20-year old female:

What are the symptoms of blocked sweat glands in armpit and how to treat it?

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A 18-year old female asked:

What are sweat glands?

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A 38-year old asked:

How do you make a blocked sweat gland go away?

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A 19-year old male asked:

How can you sweat even though you itch due to blocked sweat glands?

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A 44-year old asked:

What causes some people like me to have overactive sweat glands and sweat so much?

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A 46-year old asked:

How do you get rid of a blocked sweat gland?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Are there any solutions to over active sweat glands in the face?

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A 48-year old asked:

What is the difference between sebaceous glands and sweat glands?

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A 40-year old asked:

Is there a sweat gland that looks like bumps on your testical sac?

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A 50-year old asked:

Can sweat gland bumps on your penis go away?

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A 40-year old asked:

Do the oil and sweat glands get messed up when doing laser resurfacing?

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A 32-year old asked:

What's the difference between sebaceous glands and sweat glands in the skin?

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A 70-year old female asked:

I have been to the podiatrist, and he has advised me that II have a clogged sweat gland. He did remove a growth. Within two weeks it was back, and h?

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A 46-year old male asked:

Is it truly possible for boils to reoccur for 7+ years? (cellulitis, inverted sweat glands, etc)?

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A 26-year old male asked:

Are the glands under your arms and back different to other sweat glands, as these work for me whereas the other sweat glands dont.What could might this?

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A 39-year old female asked:

My podiatrist said the sweat glands at the bottom of my feet are clogged. What is the name of this condition? What causes it?

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A 43-year old asked:

Can my sweat glands no longer work due to radiation therapy?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Can sweat glands be felt under armpit in thin and skinny people? How do they feel (texture)? And should you worry if you feel them?

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A 63-year old female asked:

What should you do for a bump in the vagina area. You can squeeze out a little white stuff but it wont go away. I was told it was from sweat glands?

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A 18-year old male asked:

Will exercising increase the chances of relapsing on accutane?Since i sweat when exercising, wont it stimulate the sebaceous gland and make skin oily?

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A 44-year old male asked:

Do we have pores (outlet of sweat glands?) on palms and soles? If not, how does sweat produce on them? Does any chemical get (as common as soaps and handwashes) absorb through the palms and soles? If not, why?

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A 35-year old male asked:

I have a slight dome like lump under both armpits. Doc has checked and said is normal. Could they be sweat glands or is it something else ?

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