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Foul Smelling Chest Sweat. Taking Sporanox And Clarithromycin
i am suffring from skin infection for last 1 year, my chest sweat smells very bad like amonia when the temperature is below 20 degree celcious and like kitchen curry when temperature is above 30 degree celcious the humid temperature adds the problum, i also thinks that the spores of skin hahe widenned on the chest area which catches infection i am taking sporanox 2 per day and clorithomycin 2 per day
Mon, 24 Dec 2012
Hi Rajiv,
Your condition is known as bromhydrosis, this is due to secretion from apocrine sweat gland which not usually present at chest wall.
To control this bad odor you could try the following-
1. Avoid spicy or smelling food like onion, garlic, etc..
2. Apply deodorant spray or roll on chest several times a day.
For permanent relief you need some surgical procedure to destroy these type of sweat glands from a specialized dermatosurgery center.
with regards.
Your condition is known as bromhydrosis, this is due to secretion from apocrine sweat gland which not usually present at chest wall.
To control this bad odor you could try the following-
1. Avoid spicy or smelling food like onion, garlic, etc..
2. Apply deodorant spray or roll on chest several times a day.
For permanent relief you need some surgical procedure to destroy these type of sweat glands from a specialized dermatosurgery center.
with regards.
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