Trichomycosis is a bacterial infection that mainly occurs in underarm hair. In rare cases, it can occur elsewhere, such as pubic hair or hair between the buttocks. Trichomycosis is also known as ...

Trichomycosis is a common bacterial infection that affects your skin and hair. It often goes unnoticed because it has no obvious symptoms and doesn’t cause pain. This skin condition is most likely to ...

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history Trichomycosis axillaris is often asymptomatic. However, patients may report sweaty malodorous armpits, and some may be ...

A 35-year-old man presented with a 9-month history of white clumps on the hairs of his axillae. Yellow-green fluorescence was seen with a Wood’s lamp, and dermoscopy revealed cottonlike structures ...

Sweat can smell like vinegar because of diseases such as diabetes, trichomycosis, and kidney disease, or because of hormone changes, certain foods, or skin infections. Sweat is released by sweat ...

A 40-year-old man presented with axillary odor and reported having had dirty axillary hair for 4 years. The condition worsened in the summer, staining his clothing.