Describe anidrosis.
anidrosis is the opposite condition of hyperidrosis, and is characterized [Pg 32] by diminution or suppression of the sweat secretion. It occurs to some extent in certain systemic diseases and also in some affections of the skin, such as ichthyosis; nerve-injuries may give rise to localized sweat-suppression.
Treatment is based upon general principles; friction, warm and hot-vapor baths, electricity and similar measures are of service