Breath odorDefinition:
Breath odor is unpleasant, distinctive, or offensive.
Full article >>>Breath odor persists and there is not an obvious cause (such as
smoking or eating odor-causing
foods).
You have
breath odor and signs of a
respiratory infection, such as documented
fever,
cough, or facial
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Full article >>>Breath odor is unpleasant, distinctive, or offensive.
Considerations
Some disorders will produce specific, characteristic odors to the breath.
Full article >>>Several other illnesses can cause a distinctive
breath odor.
Kidney failure can cause a
urine-like odor, and
liver failure may cause an odor described as "fishy." People with uncontrolled
diabetes often have a fruity
breath odor.
Full article >>>Sweating, excessive
Swallowing difficultyBreath odorSigns and tests:
Physical examination may reveal crackling sounds in the
lungs.
Full article >>>In addition, the symptoms may also include a
breath odor resembling the
smell of fruit. (One type of ketone body,
acetone, is excreted through the
lungs, causing the fruity
smell.) This symptom-complex can progress to
coma and
death.
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