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Harmless, only olfactorically challenging, globally occurring, extensive colonisation of the axillary hair with corynebacteria in people with hyperhidrosis axillaris and lack of personal hygiene.
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Corynebacterium tenuis.
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The corynebacteria, which belong to the normal flora of the skin, form dense yellowish colonies in the case of inadequate hygiene, hyperhidrosis and damp heat, which envelop the hair shaft like a cuff.
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Difficult to strip off, hair-enveloping coatings of yellow (Trichomycosis palmellina flava), red (Trichomycosis palmellina rubra) or black (Trichomycosis palmellina nigra) colour. Mostly penetrating axillary sweat smell. S.a.u. Bromhidrosis.
The clinical combination of Trichobacteriosis axillaris with Keratoma sulcatum and Erythrasma is not uncommon.
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- Rho NK et al (2008) A corynebacterial triad: Prevalence of erythrasma and trichomycosis axillaris in soldiers with pitted keratolysis. J Am Acad Dermatol 58 (2 Suppl):S57-558
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Bromhidrosis; Disinfectants; Erythrasma; Hyperhidrosis (overview); Keratoma sulcatum;Disclaimer
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