What Causes Excessive Sweating, Itching And Burning Feeling Of Soles Of Feet?

Posted on Fri, 17 Oct 2014

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 Answered on

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : my son is experiencing excessive sweating, soles of feet continue to burn and itch. have tried everything prescribed. am 29 year old male with exceessive sweating for 10 years now.
Had thyroid tests completed, no issue

Answered by Dr. Divakara (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems a neurological problem.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Greetings from Dr. Divakara.P
Thanks for choosing Healthcare Magic.

Burning and Itching sensation in the feet points towards some nerve damage . This along with excessive sweating indicates some neurological diseases.

But before going into the evaluation of neurological diseases that can cause these symptoms , I want to know how much abnormal do you think that your son sweats. I am asking this because some people have a body type and sweat a lot but that is slightly excessive than normal people. So how excessive is his sweating.

Also i need one more clarification as your query is bit confusing. Are both you and your son having sweating problem or it's just only your son.

Now coming to evaluation I need to know what tests were conducted till now and what medication has been prescribed till now.

I advise you to get first Nerve Conduction test of both lower limbs, get Blood pressure checked in lying down and upright position, Fasting and Post prandial blood sugars, Complete hemogram .

Also try to know whether he consumes any alcohol or any drugs .

Kindly revert back to me with details asked.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T