A Man With Yellow Armpits

Authors:
Peggy R. Cyr, MD
Family Medicine Physician, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine

Leigh P. Johnson, MD
Internal Medicine Resident, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia

Christina E. Finch, MD
Family Medicine Resident, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, California

Citation:
Cyr PR, Johnson LP, Finch CE. A man with yellow armpits. Consultant. 2019;59(4):111-112, 128.

A 48-year-old man presented to his primary care office with numerous firm yellow nodules attached to his armpit hairs for several weeks (Figure). He denied pain or pruritus; however, a new foul smell had developed that did not improve with showering or the use of deodorant. The armpits of his shirts had become stained yellow.