Causes of bromhidrosis include:

• Apocrine bromhidrosis and hyperhidrosis
• Eccrine bromhidrosis
  • Foods
    • Alcohol
    • Curry
    • Garlic
    • Onion
  • Drugs
    • Penicillin
    • Bromide
  • Metabolic disorders
    • Phenylketonuria
    • Trimethyaminura (fish odor)
    • Sweaty feet syndrome
    • Cat odor syndrome
    • Isovaleric acidemia
    • Hypermethioninemia
• Inadequate hygiene with bacterial overgrowth
  • Diabetes
  • Erythrasma
  • Intertrigo
  • Obesity
  • Trichomycosis axillaris
• Foreign body in an orifice
• Mistaken odors- tobacco smoke, perfume, asparagus smell of urine after ingestion