Chromhidrosis--colored sweat in a toddler.
BACKGROUND
Chromhidrosis means production of coloured sweat.


METHODS
A toddler who presented with colored sweat was diagnosed to have chromhidrosis based on skin biopsy. No treatment was attempted considering the young age.


RESULTS
Parents were counselled about the benign nature of this disorder.


CONCLUSIONS
Identification of causes of colored sweat requires appropriate investigations.
Departments of Pediatrics and *Dermatology, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital and The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India. Correspondence to: Dr S Balasubramanian, Senior Consultant Pediatrician, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital and The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation,12-A, Nageswara Road, Nuangambakkam, Chennai 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India. sbsped@gmail.com.
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Balasubramanian
Sumanth
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Amperayani
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Dhanalakshmi
Ram
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Kumar
D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D013542:Sweat / Q000737:chemistry; D013543:Sweat Gland Diseases