Successful Treatment of Axillary Hyperhidrosis With Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate 15% in Salicylic Acid 2% Gel

Axillary hyperhidrosis (HH) has been a neglected subject in medical literature. In the past few decades, aluminum chloride hexahydrate 20% in absolute alcohol was the main approach to treat this condition. Failure to respond to this modality would often be an indication for the surgical removal of the axillary sweat glands. This report describes a case of axillary hyperhidrosis who after failing to respond to aluminum chloride hexahydrate 20% in an alcohol vehicle, responded favorably well to aluminum chloride hexahydrate 15% in a salicylic acid 2% gel formulation.