What causes foul smell from armpits?
Patient: Hi, my daughter recently had a eczema breakout and some kind of heat rash also. I took her to the doctor and he gave her a steroid shot and prescribed the medicine Prednisone to take as well. Anyway after the shot her armpits started having a bad odor to them and I want to know how long will this last. It does not matter how many times she puts deodorant under her armpits it doesn t last long and the odor comes back. What can I do about this? She is only 10 and it makes her feel bad. Doctor: Hi...sometimes when eczema has superimposed ichthyosis this can happen. Not only that as she's 10 years old, she might be entering into adolescent phase of glandular development where in the odoriferous sebaceous glands start developing. This might be the reason for the bad odour. The only way to treat eczema is to keep the areas moist and not letting dry.Regards - Dr. Sumanth