Bromhidrosis can be assessed by:
a. palpation.
b. percussion.
c. auscultation.
d. olfaction.
d
Bromhidrosis, or offensive, smelly perspiration, can
be assessed by olfaction (smelling). It is caused by bacterial
decomposition of perspiration on the skin.
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