Diaphoresis: What causes excessive sweating?
Last reviewed Mon 30 April 2018
By Jenna Fletcher
Reviewed by Deborah Weatherspoon, PhD, RN, CRNA
Diaphoresis refers to excessive sweating for no apparent reason. Often, an underlying medical condition or a natural life event, such as menopause, cause this type of sweating.
Sweat is the body's natural way to control its temperature. A person usually sweats due to physical exertion, raised body temperature, or exposure to heat. The sweat acts as a coolant, reducing the temperature inside the body.
In other cases, a person may sweat in their armpits or on the palms of their hands because of emotional or mental stress.
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