Dermatitis simulata: the mystery of the blue girl

Diseases of cutaneous appendages

“…Pseudochromhidrosis refers to coloration of sweat on the surface of the skin by exogenous dyes or chromogenic organisms. 1446 Bromhidrosis is a clinical disorder characterized by excessive or foul axillary odor resulting from the interaction of idiopathic, most cases represent a syringotropic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. 1445 In one case of blue sweat the etiology was never determined.…”

A Case of Late-Onset Genital Apocrine Chromhidrosis

“…Dermatitis simulata, bir hastalığı taklit etmek için cilde bazı maddelerin sürülmesi ile karakterizedir. 19 Bakır tuzları gibi bazı ağır metaller, kimyasallar, bromfenol mavisi gibi giysi boyaları ve oto-bronzlaştırıcı ürünlerin psödoekrin kromhidroza sebep olduğu da bildirilmiştir. 20 Apokrin kromhidrozun ayırıcı tanısında yer alan hastalık-lar Tablo 1'de görülmektedir.…”

A curious case of blue-green discoloration in a middle-aged indian man: Chromhidrosis

“…About 10% of people may have colored sweat that is considered to be acceptable and within the normal range [2]. This discoloration mainly occurs due to accumulation of breakdown product of tyrosine, melanin or heme, which is insoluble to fat solvents and can stain clothes [6]. In case of apocrine chromhidrosis, the secretion of colored sweat usually starts at puberty when the secretary function of apocrine gland begins [1,7].…”

“…In case of the present patient, the temporal course of the condition favored the diagnosis of homeopathy drug-induced, blue-green eccrine chromhidrosis. Blue-green sweating may be seen in copper workers due to excessive occupational exposure to copper [2,3,6]. In view of this fact, we estimated the blood copper, urinary copper and copper content of the sweat.…”