Fox odor is medically called “stinky sweating”, “armpit odor”, it is generally believed that armpit odor is related to both congenital and acquired factors, and is the result of the joint action of a variety of factors.
1. Innate factors: armpit odor is due to the secretions of the sweat glands in the armpit, by the decomposition of the bacteria on the skin, and produce a special pungent and unpleasant odor of a skin disease. Armpit odor patients have family history, there is a certain degree of heredity, parents, sisters in the number of people suffering from armpit odor, the higher the likelihood of being hereditary, with young women are more common.
2. Acquired factors: when the weather is hot, stressful, strenuous exercise, excessive sweating in the armpits, the smell will be further aggravated; some people may excrete smelly sweat after consuming food with irritating odor such as garlic or raw onion, which will lead to armpit odor.
It is recommended that patients with armpit odor should seek medical treatment in time and standardize the treatment so as not to affect normal life, work and social life. Patients need to pay attention to keep the underarm skin clean in daily life, bathe and change clothes diligently, and wipe dry in time after sweating to keep dry.