Sweaty skin, background and assessments

Noël, Fanchon; Piérard-Franchimont, C; Pierard, Gérald; Quatresooz, Pascale

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05307.x

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“…While some parts of the human body, such as armpits, the genital area, and feet, are rather occluded, moist, and warm, there are also large areas on forearms, legs, and the lower part of the back which are relatively exposed and dry. Perspiration, i.e., secretion through sweat glands, is crucial for the regulation of body temperature, which represents an important factor for body homeostasis . Sweat glands are specialized exocrine glands that are appendages of the skin and can be categorized into eccrine, apocrine, and intermediate, i.e., apoeccrine sweat glands ( Figure ).…”

Section: The Human Skin: Not One But Many Microbial Habitatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On average, 100 to 200 glands per cm 2 are distributed virtually all over the body surface. While palms and soles show higher densities (∼600 glands per cm 2 ), other parts of the body, e.g., lips and nail beds, are depleted of eccrine glands . Thermoregulatory perspiration by eccrine sweat glands is effective from birth on and is affected by environmental parameters, such as temperature, humidity, skin and body temperature, but also by physical fitness, circadian rhythm, and the menstrual cycle.…”

Section: The Human Skin: Not One But Many Microbial Habitatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Association of the Skin Microbiota With Health, Immunity, and Disease

Egert

Simmering

Riedel

2017

Clin Pharma and Therapeutics

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The human skin is densely colonized by a highly diverse microbiota comprising all three domains of life. Long believed to represent mainly a source of infection, the human skin microbiota is nowadays well accepted as an important driver of human (skin) health and well-being. This microbiota is influenced by many host and environmental factors and interacts closely with the skin immune system. Although cause and effect are usually difficult to discriminate, changes in the skin microbiota clearly play a role in the pathobiology of many types of skin disease and cosmetic disorders. Consequently, treatment and prevention strategies have to respect this role, rendering pre- and probiotic and even transplantation therapies an additional option to the use of antibiotics.

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Section: The Human Skin: Not One But Many Microbial Habitatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Human Skin: Not One But Many Microbial Habitatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Association of the Skin Microbiota With Health, Immunity, and Disease

Egert

Simmering

Riedel

2017

Clin Pharma and Therapeutics

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“…A compilation of 1840 VOCs emitted from healthy human individuals has recently been published with skin containing 532 different compounds . The origins of VOCs emanating from skin are either from eccrine, sebaceous, and apocrine glandular secretions or metabolism of the skin microbiota (Figure ). VOCs released from skin are diverse including ketones, aldehydes, heterocyclic compounds, hydrocarbons, terpenes, esters, volatile sulfur compounds, and alcohols .…”

Section: Skin and Vocsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Volatile organic compound detection as a potential means of diagnosing cutaneous wound infections

Ashrafi

Bates²,

Baguneid

et al. 2017

Wound Repair Regeneration

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Chronic cutaneous wound infections and surgical site infections (SSIs) present a huge burden on the healthcare system and can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Current diagnostic methods of identifying and confirming infection involve culture-based and molecular methods. Both techniques are time-consuming and delays commonly lead to untargeted empirical treatment. An ideal diagnostic method would be noninvasive and highly sensitive and detect pathogenic organisms with a high degree of accuracy to allow targeted treatment. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a diverse group of carbon-based molecules produced and released by humans and microorganisms. VOC detection has the potential in aiding cutaneous wound infection diagnostics using noninvasive and time-efficient methods. This review provides a comprehensive update on VOCs produced and emitted by bacteria commonly associated with chronic wounds and SSIs. VOC sampling has the advantage of being painless, time-efficient, noninvasive, and reproducible. VOCs emitted by these organisms are diverse. In vitro studies have identified potential signature volatile profiles, which can be used in detecting these microorganisms. Combining these profiles with volatile profiles emitted from acute, chronic and surgical wounds in vivo could potentially allow identification of bacterial-specific VOCs. VOC detection has the potential for a relatively inexpensive, portable, noninvasive, and reliable clinical diagnostic tool, which could be used in detecting cutaneous wound infections and guiding their optimal management.

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“…This condition results from the peripheral neuropathy. There is some compensatory hyperhidrosis on the upper part of the body 86–95. In areas with excessive sweating, a gentle antiperspirant or deodorant dedicated to these patients may be of interest 94…”

Section: Direct Skin Complications Of Dmmentioning

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The skin landscape in diabetes mellitus. Focus on dermocosmetic management

Pierard¹,

Seité²,

Hermanns‐Lê³

et al. 2013

CCID

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BackgroundSome relationships are established between diabetes mellitus (DM) and a series of cutaneous disorders. Specific dermatoses are markers for undiagnosed DM. Other disorders represent supervening complications in an already treated DM patient.ObjectiveTo review the information about dermocosmetic care products and their appropriate use in the management and prevention of dermatoses related to DM.MethodThe peer-reviewed literature and empiric findings are covered. Owing to the limited clinical evidence available for the use of dermocosmetics, a review of the routine practices and common therapies in DM-related dermatoses was conducted.ResultsSome DM-related dermatoses (acanthosis nigricans, pigmented purpuric dermatosis) are markers of macrovascular complications. The same disorders and some others (xerosis, Dupuytren’s disease) have been found to be more frequently associated with microangiopathy. Other skin diseases (alopecia areata, vitiligo) were found to be markers of autoimmunity, particularly in type 1 DM. Unsurprisingly, using dermocosmetics and appropriate skin care has shown objective improvements of some DM-related dermatoses, such effects improve the quality of life. The most common skin manifestations of DM fall along continuum between “dry skin,” xerosis, and acquired ichthyosis, occurring predominately on the shins and feet. Dermocosmetic products improve the feeling of well-being for DM patients.

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Sweaty skin, background and assessments

Cited by 36 publications

References 48 publications

The Association of the Skin Microbiota With Health, Immunity, and Disease

The Association of the Skin Microbiota With Health, Immunity, and Disease

Volatile organic compound detection as a potential means of diagnosing cutaneous wound infections

The skin landscape in diabetes mellitus. Focus on dermocosmetic management

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