there are many medical conditions that cause body odor and bad breath

most diseases result from or cause internal imbalance in the body

some diseases come with an increase in odor causing compounds which leads to a distinct odor

these odors are excreted from lungs, skin and digestive tract via breath, sweat and eliminations

other odors of disease and disorders can be caused by some medications

odor perception is subjective and depends on genetics and sensitivity of the nose

the table below includes some diseases and their commonly perceived odor descriptions

disease / disorder	odor description
acid reflux (GERD)	sour, rotting food
neutropenia (agranulocytosis; granulocytopenia)	putrefying meat
alzheimer disease	milky musk, rye bread, creamy yeast
aplastic anemia	decaying blood
arsenic poisoning	garlicky body odor
autosomal agammaglobulinemia	mousy
azotemia	ammonia
bacterial vaginosis	fishy, rotting
blood dyscrasias	decomposed blood
bromidrosis	strong sweat
bronchiectasis	rotting flesh, putrefying meat
cancers	yeast or fungi
cholera	sweet smelling feces
cryoglobulinemia	decaying blood
cyanide poisoning	almond
diabetes	sweet, citrus and creamy pineapple, pear drops, ammonia
diabetic ketoacidosis	sweet, fruity, decomposing apples, acetone
diptheria	sweet
emotional hyperhidrosis	strong sweat
essential hyperhidrosis	strong sweat
gastrointestinal hemorrhage	rotting meat
gordmerella vaginalis ? vaginitis	rancid, rotting
heerfordts syndrome	sulfur odor associated with bacteria overgrowth in dry mouth (xerostomia)
hemophilia	decaying blood
hemophilus parainfluenzae infection	mousy
herpes simplex	decaying blood
homocystinuria	sweet musty
hyperaminoaciduria	dried malt or hops
infectious mononucleosis	decaying blood
isovaleriaan acidity	sweating feet
lactose intolerance	soured milk
liver cirrhosis	decayed wound
liver insufficiency	dead mice, fetor hepticus
liver failure	mousy, faintly sulfurous, fresh cadaver
lukemia	decaying blood
lung abscess	rotting flesh
lung gangrene	rotting flesh
macroglobulinemia	decaying blood
maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)	maple syrup smelling urine
methionine metabolism disorder	boiled cabbage
mikulicz?s disease	sulfur odor associated with bacteria overgrowth in dry mouth (xerostomia)
pancreatic juice putrefaction	hunger breath
parkinsons	musky, acrid
phenylketonuria (PKU)	musty, mousy sweat and urine
pneumonia	foul breath
polycythemia vera	decaying blood
portosystemic anastomosis	mousy, faintly sulfurous, fresh cadaver
pulmonary tuberculosis	rotting flesh
renal / kidney insiffuciency	fish
renal / kidney failure	urine, ammonia, stale urine
rheumatic fever	sweet, acid
salivary gland aplasia	sulfur odor associated with bacteria overgrowth in dry mouth (xerostomia)
scalp fungal infection	mousy, musky
schizophrenia	skunk
scrofula	stale beer
scurvy / vitamin C deficiency	putrid
sinus infection	mothballs
Sj”gren?s syndrome	sulfur odor associated with bacteria overgrowth in dry mouth (xerostomia)
small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)	sewage, garbage (waxes and wanes)
smallpox	sweet pungent
syphilis	fetid
thrombocythemia	decaying blood
thrombocytopenic purpura	decaying blood
trichomoniasis	pungent fishy
trimethylaminuria (TMAU)	rotten fish, rotten cabbage, garbage
tirosinemia	cabbage
tuberculosis (TB)	stale beer breath, wet brown cardboard and brine skin odor
typhoid fever	baked bread
von willebrand disease	decaying blood
wegener?s granulomatisis	rotting blood
yellow fever	a butchers shop , raw meat
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