Summer armpit hair with white attachments may be clothing lint, sweat crystallization and other physiological factors, but also may be armpit hair ringworm, psoriasis and so on.
1. Physiological factors: white clothing lint attachment, secretion of sweat in the armpit hair crystallization and other physiological factors, may cause summer armpit hair on the white adhesion.
2. Axillary lichen planus: axillary lichen planus is caused by infection with Corynebacterium ciliatum, and hot and humid environment and excessive sweating are the triggers. Patients usually have no conscious symptoms, but nodules of different colors will appear on the armpit hairs, and will be accompanied by other conditions such as hair shaft damage, loss of luster or easy to break, which can be manifested as white adherents on the armpit hairs in summer.
3. Psoriasis: the cause of psoriasis is not yet completely clear, may be related to genetic factors, environmental factors. The disease will cause the patient’s skin to appear red plaques, covered with silver-white scales, which can be manifested as white adherents on the armpit hair. Some patients are also accompanied by other conditions such as itching, cracking, and even bleeding of the skin.
It is recommended that those who have white adherents on armpit hair in summer investigate physiological factors, and if accompanied by other uncomfortable symptoms, they should consult a doctor in a timely manner.