underarm odor
Introduction
Introduction to odor Body odor, also known as odor, odor and sweat, is the sweat excreted by the apocrine glands (also called the apical glands) in the armpits, vulva, and mouth of the patient. The fatty acids are higher than ordinary people, and are pale yellow and thick. The fatty acid reaches a certain concentration, and the bacteria on the surface of the skin, mainly Staphylococcus, decompose to produce unsaturated fatty acids and emit odor. It is similar to the smell of fox anus exclusion, so it is often called body odor. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.34% Susceptible people: no special people Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: anxiety disorder, insomnia
Cause
Odor
Endocrine factors (25%):
The apocrine sweat glands are only found in the armpits, areola, umbilical fossa, anus, vulva and external auditory canal. Except for the armpits, the glands have very weak functions in other parts, and the sweat produced is very small. The sweat secreted by the apocrine sweat glands is initially Sterile, under the action of microorganisms, decomposes the organic matter in the sweat to form a short-chain fatty acid and ammonia with a special odor, leading to the occurrence of apocrine sweaty gland sweat.
Bacterial factors (10%):
It often occurs in the palm sputum and the rubbing area. The small sweat is often colorless and odorless. However, in the case of excessive sweat, sweat is decomposed by parasitic bacteria on the surface of the skin to release fatty acids, which produces a special odor. Other substances such as garlic and arsenic can cause odor through the excretion of small sweat glands.
Genetic factors (15%):
When the mind or nervous system is damaged (such as paranoia, schizophrenia, etc.), it can also cause squeathing. The occurrence of underarm odor may be related to heredity.
Prevention
Stinking prevention
People with odors need to do this in their daily lives:
1 pay attention to personal hygiene, bathing, and changing clothes.
2 clothing should be breathable and cool, dry in time after sweating, and topical talcum powder, topical drugs.
3 avoid spicy food, quit smoking and alcohol.
4 Wash with soapy water several times a day to destroy the bacterial growth environment.
5 to keep your mood cheerful, and not to do strenuous exercise.
Complication
Odor complication Complications, anxiety, insomnia
It can cause complications such as excessive anxiety, severe insomnia, irritability, depression and despair.
Because the body odor (body odor) of the yellow race is extremely light, once the body odor is heavy (the body odor is obvious), the people around it feel particularly pungent, and it is generally considered to be a disease, which has a body odor and will form a heavier Psychological burden, affecting marriage, employment, further education, making friends, etc. Many patients have caused personality and abnormal thinking. Body odor has really become a disease--- mental illness.
Symptom
Deodorant Symptoms Common Symptoms Axillary odors sweat glands secrete body sputum palms sweating sweaty and smelly
1, sweating under the armpits, and sweat yellow, sticky, often yellow clothes.
2, mainly occurs under the armpits, easy to sweat, will give off an unpleasant smell after sweating.
3, the stench is most obvious in summer, the hotter the weather, the heavier the smell.
4, patients with severe odor symptoms, often accompanied by oil ears, deaf and greasy, sticky.
5, patients tend to be over-anxious, nervous, long-term negative mental emotions, it will cause endocrine regulation and brain central nervous system disorders, insomnia and more dreams and other mental illness, thus affecting the sleep quality of patients with underarm odor.
Examine
Bad smell check
The clinical manifestations of this disease are obvious, and generally do not need to do laboratory tests. If the patient's temperature is high, or the mood is tight, the underarm will be abnormally excessively sweating and give an unpleasant taste. Excessive sweating and body odor will yellow the clothes and leave a long-lasting taste, causing cleaning problems.
Diagnosis
Deodorant diagnosis
diagnosis
For the diagnosis of odor, please refer to the following:
1. Family history: Whether the grandparents include grandparents, grandmothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, parents, brothers and sisters, and aunts, aunts, and sisters have a history of odor and whether they have body odor.
2. Symptoms: Observe whether deafness (deafness) is a wet stickyness of sugar ear oil (similar to otitis media), and there are also a few mild patients who become powdery.
3. Odor: Wipe the area of the mane with a clean handkerchief and paper to identify the taste.
4. Pigment: Observe whether the iliac crest of the underwear worn is yellow or discolored.
5, mane: whether the hair is visible abnormal oily or accompanied by a sticky liquid than sweat, whether the hair mold secretion secretion adhesion.
Differential diagnosis
The symptoms of this disease are obviously not distinguishable from other diseases, but many people do not have real body odor, because in one room, others do not smell the smell, and they use their hands to touch and smell, and the lesser taste is normal. of.
