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Green Sweat: Possible Explanations December 13, 2007

Posted by Bertalan Meskó in Google, Health, Medical Search, Medicine, Microbiology, Mystery.
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An interesting and rare medical symptom was mentioned by Kevin, MD today. He links to an article about a Chinese man who began to perspire green sweat. Kevin asks for any ideas. I used my good friends, Google and Pubmed to find some possible explanations:

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  • Chromhidrosis: a rare condition characterized by the secretion of colored sweat which is caused by the various oxidative states of lipofuscin pigment. The pigment is produced in the apocrine gland. Here is a case report about it. Or an other one in the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A 56-year-old man, hospitalized for recurrent fever, latent jaundice, and epigastric pain, progressively developed macules on his hands and feet… an increased level of bilirubin may cause a rare transient green discoloration when it is excreted through eccrine sweat glands.

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  • Pseudomonas infection
  • Bleeding diathesis (red sweat)
  • Copper exposure (blue sweat)
  • Contamination from corynebacteria, paint, chemicals or clothing dye

Comments»

1. Dr. Tom Bibsy - December 14, 2007

Once I escaped a small plane crash- green sweat was the color of the day sure enough.
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Thanks,
Dr. B

2. dang doop - September 25, 2008

good lord