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Musty odor
An unusual odor, reminiscent of mustiness, mice, or horses, arising from a person may be a sign of a genetic metabolic disorder causing an excess of some odiferous chemical substance.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 35-year old asked:
Gross. Musty odor "down there"?
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A 31-year old asked:
What can I do about a musty odor from down under?
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A 44-year old asked:
I work in a building that has a bad musty odor. I get physically sick. What are my options?
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A 31-year old asked:
What causes a musty odor in vagina?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is a musty odor a common odor for women with vaginosis?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 33-year old female:
Can a four-year old child be musty (odor)? What can be done to rectify it? Can you use deodorant on a four-year old?
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A 34-year old male asked:
My car had mold all over from sitting I cleaned but still has musty odor and now I'm Sick chest like cold should I be worried ? I drove for a week
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A 47-year old asked:
What can I do about a musty odor under arms?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have been treated for BV twice and it seems that musty odor always finds its way back, please help I am very concerned being that I am pregnant.
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A 45-year old asked:
Is a musty odor common for women with bacterial vaginosis?
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A 28-year old female asked:
How to get rid of this constant musty odor coming from my vagina? What could be causing this?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I've been having this musty odor in my pubic area& underarms 2 yrs. I shower, wax or keep hair trim. I use clinical strength deodorant .Embarrassing?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I'm experiencing an unusual amout of heat around my genital, and my vagina is emitting a sweet, musty odor. Is this normal?
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A 50-year old female asked:
There is central a/c in my classroom.Last week,when the air's on,there was garbage,rotten,musty odor in my classroom.My nose was irritated a lot.This week,there's metallic&pungent odor.Feel nauseous/irritated nose.Chemical/mold poisoning?What to do?
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A 18-year old female asked:
So I have been having a musty odor problem under my arms even though I take a shower 2 times a day why? Also, why does washing my vagina with only water as recommended by many websites not work for me? After, my vagina still has a weird smell?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Hello. I'm experiencing a musty odor in the neck area. (smells just like armpit musk) Also, same musky odor under/between breast. Any sugg.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Hello! I have a fishy/musty odor around my labia and clit but not inside of my vagina opening what could be the cause? I bathe twice a day and I got checked for stds a week ago everything was negative. Im taking meds for rheumatoid arthritis?
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A 38-year old asked:
Smelly, musty skin odor?
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A female asked:
I have been dealing with a musty neck odor (usually underneath; below the chain area) that I'm having trouble getting rid of. Do you have an suggestio?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I teach in a basement.Recently it has a musty/garbage odor. Have nausea,burning/irritated eyes,chest pain/burning.Is it chemical/CO2/mold poisoning?
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A 32-year old asked:
What causes body odor?
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A 36-year old asked:
What causes bad body odor?
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A 38-year old asked:
Does gangrene cause an odor?
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A 29-year old asked:
Does urine have a strong odor?
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A 36-year old asked:
Why don't I have any body odor?
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A 33-year old asked:
What can cause a sour body odor?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I have body odor after showering?
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A 43-year old asked:
Increased vag odor during ovilation?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is there a diet to reduce body odor?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Do people with diabetes have an odor?
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