PEDIATRICS Vol. 36 No. 5 November 1965, pp. 791-792
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An Unusual Cause of Bromidrosis

IRVIN M. GOLDING M.D.1

1 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 5514 Pocusset Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217

Bromidrosis or osmidrosis is the term which denotes a malodrous condition of human perspiration. It is usually a local condition, but may be generalized. The most commonly encountered form of local bromidrosis results from the decomposition of organic matter on the skin surface via the enzymatic action of certain bacteria and/or fungi which thrive in the. presence of sweat. This decomposition alters the constituents of sweat, the lipids of the sebum, and the protein components of hydrated keratin.

Generalized bromidrosis may have a variety of causes. It may come about due to substances present in the native sweat, or it may be "idiopathic" and caused by certain substances which normally are not present in the sweat or at best in small quantities.




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