title: Blue-colored sweating: four infants with apocrine chromhidrosis.
abstract: Apocrine chromhidrosis is a very rare, idiopathic disorder of the sweat glands characterized by the secretion of colored sweat. Because hormonal induction increases sweating, the symptoms of apocrine chromhidrosis usually begin after puberty. Although treatment may not be necessary in some cases, capsaicin cream and 20% aluminum chloride hexahydrate solution have been successfully used to treat patients requiring intervention. Here we report four cases with apocrine chromhidrosis. To the best of our knowledge, our patients are the youngest cases reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana,Turkey. dozonur@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yöntem
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kör
authors.forename: Bircan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hızlı-Karabacak
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karakaş
authors.forename: Neslihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Önenli-Mungan
mesh_terms: D000077410:Aluminum Chloride; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001252:Astringents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002712:Chlorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008062:Lipofuscin; D008297:Male; D013543:Sweat Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013546:Sweating
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D001252:Astringents; D002712:Chlorides; D008062:Lipofuscin; D000077410:Aluminum Chloride