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Gustatory sweating is a relatively common sequela to parotidectomy and is almost always unilateral in nature. This article presents a case of bilateral gustatory sweating in a patient with no history of facial trauma or surgery who was undergoing periodontal therapy. A thorough examination determined the cause of diaphoresis to be autonomic neuropathy as a result of a 26-year history of Type II diabetes mellitus. Few cases of this rare complication of diabetes have been described, and the current case represents the first report in the dental literature.
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PMID:Bilateral gustatory sweating as a sign of diabetic neuropathy. 813 25

Gustatory sweating has been only rarely reported in diabetes mellitus and is thought to be due to axonal regeneration within the autonomic nervous system. We investigated the relationship of gustatory sweating to other diabetic complications. 196 patients in four groups (diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic controls, and non-diabetic renal failure) were questioned about gustatory sweating. Somatic and autonomic neuropathy were assessed by clinical signs, vibration perception threshold, and heart rate variability. Sixty-nine percent of patients with nephropathy and 36% of those with neuropathy reported gustatory sweating, whereas less than 5% reported it in the other two groups. Five subjects reported that gustatory sweating either disappeared or significantly improved immediately after renal transplantation. Analysis of the nephropathy and neuropathy groups separately showed a strong correlation between gustatory sweating and degree of neuropathy (p < 0.01). This study shows that gustatory sweating is much more common than previously believed and demonstrates that it is often very closely linked with diabetic nephropathy.
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PMID:Gustatory sweating in diabetes mellitus. 897 84

Gustatory sweating as a feature of autonomic neuropathy is an unusual phenomenon in diabetes mellitus. We describe a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus complicated by retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. This patient presented with bilateral diffuse facial sweating during eating. She was treated with the antimuscarine agent oxybutynine, which provided a striking relief from the gustatory sweating.
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PMID:Gustatory sweating and diabetes. 1072 62

Gustatory sweating is a potential manifestation of autonomic dysfunction in diabetes. This syndrome is seen in long-standing diabetes and is associated with nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy, and other signs of dysautonomia. Symptoms of profuse head and neck diaphoresis with eating may suggest this clinical diagnosis. We present a patient who had complicated diabetes with symptoms of gustatory sweating and other evidence of dysautonomia. Diagnosis and treatment possibilities are discussed, with a review of the literature and an emphasis on bedside testing.
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PMID:Diabetic gustatory sweating. 1190 7

Dysfunction of olfactory and gustatory functions can occur in diabetes. Gustatory dysfunction correlates with specific complications of diabetes. Olfactory dysfunction correlates with diabetic macronagiopathy. Gustatory sweating is the most important olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in diabetes. Pathology of olfaction and gustation can play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications. Olfaction and gustation could be also a target of diabetes therapy in the future.
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PMID:[Olfaction and gustation in diabetes]. 1764 28

Gustatory hyperhidrosis is a condition characterised by excessive craniofacial sweating in relation to food intake and is associated with diabetic neuropathy. The existing guidelines for treatment of this condition include antiperspirants, oral anticholinergic treatment, ionophoresis, botulinum toxin injections and endothoracic surgery. In this case a patient with diabetes suffering from gustatory hyperhidrosis was treated successfully with topical glycopyrrolate, an anticholinergic agent applied directly on the affected area.
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PMID:[Successful treatment of diabetic gustatory hyperhidrosis with topical glycopyrrolate]. 2189 5