Chromhidrosis is a rare condition that occurs
in the form of colored sweating. An increasing number of
lipofuscin pigments is believed to cause apocrine
chromhydrosis in the apocrine cells. Patients with
chromhidrosis often refer to a physician because of
black, brown, blue, green or yellow spots on the clothes.
A 62-year-old male patient was admitted to the
emergency room with the symptoms of blue-colored
sweating, which lasted for about two months. This
patient's wife, 55-year-old female patient admitted to the
emergency room together with her husband due to the
symptoms of blue sweating, which continued without
remission for the last two months. Both patients stated
that their underwear had been dyed blue because of
their blue sweats for the past two months. Our cases are
interesting in terms of being partners, aged 55-62, with
symptoms started and continued at similar times. The
patients were discharged from the emergency room, and
no further tests were performed for its etiology, due to
their good overall condition, stable vital signs, no known
illness or history of drug use, and no symptoms except
for having blue sweats for two months. Patients with
chromhidrosis can also admit to the emergency room
with blue sweating symptoms. Patients with good overall
condition and no immediate symptoms should be
referred to dermatology outpatient clinics.
Keywords : Emergency service, Chromhidrosis, Sweating