What's the difference between hidrosis and bromhidrosis?

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Axillary osmidrosis mainly refers to the sweat and fatty acids excluded by the sweat glands in the armpit of patients are higher than those of ordinary people, and sometimes they are light yellow. After these thicker fatty acids reach a certain concentration, they will produce unsaturated fatty acids and cause odor through the decomposition of Staphylococcus on the skin surface. So what's the difference between bromhidrosis and hidrosis?

What's the difference between hidrosis and bromhidrosis?

Axillary odor refers to the odor can be light or heavy, if the patient's symptoms are relatively mild, this time do not need treatment, as long as in peacetime pay more attention to cleaning, frequent bathing and frequent changing clothes, this odor will not be so obvious. But if it is what people call body odor, it means that the odor is relatively strong. At this time, surgery should be used in time for treatment. Surgery mainly includes laser treatment, skin sweat gland resection and minimally invasive surgery. The main purpose of these methods is to destroy and remove sweat glands, generally after treatment, The symptoms of body odor can be relieved.

Hidrosis refers to the secretion of sweat has a special odor or sweat after decomposition to produce odor. Hidrosis is more common in hyperhidrosis, where sweat is not easy to evaporate and where sweat glands are located, such as armpit, groin, foot, perianal, vulva, umbilicus and under female breast, etc.

Osmidrosis is found in hyperhidrosis, where sweat is not easy to evaporate, and where apocrine glands are located, such as armpit, groin, foot, perianal, vulva, umbilical fossa, and under the breast of women, etc., with foot and axillary osmidrosis the most common. Foot hyperhidrosis is often accompanied by foot hyperhidrosis, with pungent odor. Armpit hidrosis, commonly known as body odor, is a special pungent odor, which is more obvious in summer. A small number of patients with vulva, perianal and areola can also emit this odor. Most patients have soft cerumen in the external auditory canal. Patients are often accompanied by color sweat, mostly yellow.

matters needing attention

Pay attention to personal hygiene, take a bath frequently, change underwear frequently, and keep armpits dry and clean, so as to reduce the odor. It can also be used locally to remove the odor. Eat less or do not eat strongly stimulating food.