Gustatory Sweating

Overview

Helpful information about Sweating, Gustatory. To learn more about this topic, click the World Articles tab. To find experts on this topic, click the Find Experts tab. To find books and DVDs you can purchase, click the Books & DVDs tab.

Is a:

Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

An autonomic disorder characterized by excessive sweating of the forehead, upper lip, perioral region, or sternum subsequent to gustatory stimuli. The auriculotemporal syndrome features facial flushing or sweating limited to the distribution of the auriculotemporal nerve and may develop after trauma to the parotid gland, in association with parotid neoplasms, or following their surgical removal. (From Ann Neurol 1997 Dec;42(6):973-5)

Synonyms:

Auriculotemporal Syndrome
Baillarger Syndrome
Frey Syndrome
Frey's Syndrome
Gustatory Hyperhidroses
Gustatory Hyperhidrosis
Gustatory Sweating
Hyperhidroses, Gustatory
Hyperhidrosis, Gustatory
Salivosudoriparous Syndrome
Salivosudoriparous Syndromes
Syndrome, Auriculotemporal
Syndrome, Baillarger
Syndrome, Frey
Syndrome, Frey's
Syndrome, Salivosudoriparous
Syndrome, von Frey
Syndrome, von Frey's
Syndromes, Salivosudoriparous
von Frey Syndrome
von Frey's Syndrome
von Freys Syndrome

Broader Topics:

Narrower Topics:

None

Possibly Related Topics:

List of topics based on word similarity