Excessive Sweating Skin Sweating Disorders Sweat glands under the skin produce sweat to help keep the body cool. Sweating increases with warmer temperatures, stress, or nervousness.
Sweat consists of water, salt, and other chemicals produced and excreted from the body.
There are several sweating disorders. Listed in the directory above are some, for which we have provided a brief overview. Click here for a list of online resources . This health care information is provided as a public service by the University of Maryland Medical System, an academic medical center located in Baltimore, Maryland. The University of Maryland Medical System provides a wide range of health care services in the Baltimore metropolitan area, as well as specialized tertiary care to patients from all parts of the United States.