Body odours

Body Odour Questions

Condition- Odour
Oast-House Syndrome The urine has an odour similar to that of dried celery, yeast or malt, or an oasthouse

Hypermethioninemia May experience a fishy, sweety and fruity, rancid butter or boiled cabbage odor

Tyrosinaemia Cabbage or Rancid butter.

Cystinuria Because cystine is one of the sulfur-containing amino acids, the urine may have a characteristic "rotten egg" odor.

Diabetic Ketoacidosis The patient may have a fruity breath, a sweet taste on the skin, or emanate a distinctive, chemical smell.

Isovaleric Acidaemia A symptom of isovaleric acidemia is an odour of cheesy, acrid, sweaty feet.

Phenylketunuria The person may present with a musty, mousy, wolflike, barny, horsey or stale smell.
Trimethylaminuria The odour produced is similar to decaying fish.

Maple Syrup Urine Disease Patients smell like caramel, maple syrup or have a malty odor.