The case of the red lingerie - Chromhidrosis revisited
Date
1999
Authors
Cilliers J.
De Beer C.
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Abstract
Chromhidrosis or the production of coloured sweat is a rare clinical finding. A 26-year-old female presented with marked pink staining of her uniform and lingerie. Extractions of clothing, skin surface samples, eccrine sebum, urine and a fast food product were spectrophotometrically analysed to identify the pink staining pigment. Three water-soluble colouring agents have been idenfified, An eccrine route of excretion probably produced chromhidrosis. An overview is presented.
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adult, article, case report, chromhidrosis, clothing, color, female, food, human, priority journal, sebum, skin surface, spectrophotometry, staining, sweat, urine, Adult, Clothing, Eccrine Glands, Female, Food Coloring Agents, Humans, Spectrophotometry, Sweat, Sweating
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Dermatology
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