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Sweating, Gustatory MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Sweating, Gustatory
Tree Number(s)
C10.177.825
C17.800.946.350.843
Unique ID
D013547
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013547
Scope Note
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)
Entry Term(s)
Auriculotemporal Nerve Syndrome
Auriculotemporal Syndrome
Baillarger Syndrome
Frey Syndrome
Frey's Syndrome
Gustatory Sweating
Hyperhidrosis, Gustatory
Salivosudoriparous Syndrome
von Frey Syndrome
von Frey's Syndrome
Public MeSH Note
74
Online Note
use SWEATING, GUSTATORY to search FREY'S SYNDROME 1966-73 (as Prov)
History Note
74; was FREY'S SYNDROME 1965-73 (Prov)
Date Introduced
1974/01/01
Last Updated
2012/07/03
Sweating, Gustatory Preferred
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