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La hiperhidrosis torácica unilateral es una manifestación infrecuente generalmente secundaria a neoplasias intratorácicas. Los autores presentan un paciente afecto de un carcinoma escamoso al que se le practicó lobectomía y resección de tres costillas, el cual desarrolló un cuadro de hiperalgesia e hiperhidrosis en la zona de las metámeras correspondientes a las costillas resecadas.
Unilateral thoracic hyperhydrosis is an uncommon feature, usually secondary to intrathoracic neoplasias. The authors report a patient with squamous carcinoma who underwent lobectomy and resection of three ribs, and subsequentlydeveloped hyperalgesia and hyperhydrosis in the metameric area corresponding to the resected ribs.
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