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What is the definition or description of: smelly feet?
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Dr. Scott Keithanswered
Podiatry 46 years experience
Who cut the cheese.: Smelly feet or bromodrosis, as it is called, is described as an odor given off from the feet as a result of sweat reacting with bacteria on the foot. The odor is often described as cheese-like, ammonia like, sulfurous and vinegar like.
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