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Hypoplastic sweat glands

MedGen UID:
321962
Concept ID:
C1832455
Finding
Synonym: Underdeveloped sweat glands
 
HPO: HP:0007387

Definition

Underdevelopment of the sweat glands. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHypoplastic sweat glands

Conditions with this feature

Ectodermal dysplasia with natal teeth, Turnpenny type
MedGen UID:
371331
Concept ID:
C1832444
Disease or Syndrome
A rare disorder with manifestation of hypo or oligodontia and acanthosis nigricans. It has been described in four generations of one family. Onset generally occurs during adolescence. Some patients are born with multiple teeth. Hair anomalies (sparse body and scalp hair) also reported. Inheritance is autosomal dominant.
Ectodermal dysplasia 12, hypohidrotic/hair/tooth/nail type
MedGen UID:
934583
Concept ID:
C4310616
Disease or Syndrome
Some ectodermal dysplasias are here classified as congenital disorders characterized by abnormal development in 2 or more ectodermal structures (hair, nails, teeth, and sweat glands) without other systemic findings. Hypohidrotic, or anhidrotic, ectodermal dysplasia (HED/EDA) is characterized by a triad of signs comprising sparse hair (hypotrichosis), abnormal or missing teeth (anodontia or hypodontia), and inability to sweat (anhidrosis or hypohidrosis). Typical clinical manifestations also include dryness of the skin, eyes, airways, and mucous membranes presumably due to the defective development of several exocrine glands. Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia can be associated with dysmorphic features (forehead bumps, rings under the eyes, everted nose, and prominent lips) and occasionally with absent nipples (summary by Cluzeau et al., 2011).

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mohammad A
Dermatol Online J 2015 Jan 15;21(1) PMID: 25612123
Jones KB, Goodwin AF, Landan M, Seidel K, Tran DK, Hogue J, Chavez M, Fete M, Yu W, Hussein T, Johnson R, Huttner K, Jheon AH, Klein OD
Am J Med Genet A 2013 Jul;161A(7):1585-93. Epub 2013 May 17 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35959. PMID: 23687000Free PMC Article
Tariq M, Khan MN, Ahmad W
Hum Genet 2009 May;125(4):421-9. Epub 2009 Feb 17 doi: 10.1007/s00439-009-0640-y. PMID: 19221800
Itin PH, Fistarol SK
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2004 Nov 15;131C(1):45-51. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30033. PMID: 15468153
Nordgarden H, Johannessen S, Storhaug K, Jensen JL
Oral Dis 1998 Jun;4(2):152-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1998.tb00270.x. PMID: 9680903

Diagnosis

Soğukpınar M, Utine GE, Boduroğlu K, Şimşek-Kiper PÖ
Eur J Med Genet 2024 Apr;68:104911. Epub 2024 Jan 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2024.104911. PMID: 38281558
Sadia, Foo JN, Khor CC, Jelani M, Ali G
J Gene Med 2019 Sep;21(9):e3113. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1002/jgm.3113. PMID: 31310406
Mohammad A
Dermatol Online J 2015 Jan 15;21(1) PMID: 25612123
Jones KB, Goodwin AF, Landan M, Seidel K, Tran DK, Hogue J, Chavez M, Fete M, Yu W, Hussein T, Johnson R, Huttner K, Jheon AH, Klein OD
Am J Med Genet A 2013 Jul;161A(7):1585-93. Epub 2013 May 17 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35959. PMID: 23687000Free PMC Article

Therapy

Kanai M, Watari N, Hashitani T, Shiraya N
J Electron Microsc (Tokyo) 1989;38(5):371-81. PMID: 2584911
Hatzis J, Tosca A, Moulopoulou-Karakitsou K, Stratigos J, Varelzidis A, Capetanakis J
Dermatologica 1982 Jan;164(1):54-61. PMID: 7067881
Koshiba H, Kimura O, Nakata M, Witkop CJ Jr
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1978 Sep;46(3):376-85. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(78)90403-6. PMID: 211469

Prognosis

Sadia, Foo JN, Khor CC, Jelani M, Ali G
J Gene Med 2019 Sep;21(9):e3113. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1002/jgm.3113. PMID: 31310406

Clinical prediction guides

Sadia, Foo JN, Khor CC, Jelani M, Ali G
J Gene Med 2019 Sep;21(9):e3113. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1002/jgm.3113. PMID: 31310406
Jones KB, Goodwin AF, Landan M, Seidel K, Tran DK, Hogue J, Chavez M, Fete M, Yu W, Hussein T, Johnson R, Huttner K, Jheon AH, Klein OD
Am J Med Genet A 2013 Jul;161A(7):1585-93. Epub 2013 May 17 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35959. PMID: 23687000Free PMC Article
Tariq M, Khan MN, Ahmad W
Hum Genet 2009 May;125(4):421-9. Epub 2009 Feb 17 doi: 10.1007/s00439-009-0640-y. PMID: 19221800
Hart TC, Kyrkanides S
J Med Genet 1994 Oct;31(10):758-60. doi: 10.1136/jmg.31.10.758. PMID: 7837251Free PMC Article

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