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Bad Body Odor, Has Cellulitis. Can It Be The Cause Of Odor?
A friend of mine has very bad body odor and I finally told him that it is a problem at our monthly meeting of about 60 people. He told me he has cellulitis and that is the cause. I have had other friends and my wife that has had some cellulitis but no body odor. Does that mean he has a worse problem and the odor is normal or does he need to be more careful than most with hygiene? He says he have been treated for years by a doctor .
Wed, 30 Oct 2013
hi bad odour can come from cellulities only when it is so severe that oozing skin is present.i do not think it will be for years together.cellulities can be treated within 15 days with broad spectrum antibiotic.usually bad odour comes with the smell of sweat called as bromohydrosis.use of flucanazole 150 mg weekly once and application of candid dusting powder can cure it
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