A frustrated 26-year-old female has sought a referral to a dermatologist in an effort to resolve her sweating and body odor that persists despite good hygiene. Which of the following facts would underlie the explanation that her physician provides about her problem?
A) Sebaceous secretions vary in both quantity and constituency between individuals.
B) Excess production by eccrine sweat glands, combined with bacteria, produces a characteristic odor in moist areas of the body.
C) Apocrine sweat glands produce a substance that is more oily than sweat from other sources.
D) Occlusion of sebaceous glands in the axillae and groin results in proliferation of microorganisms.

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Body odor is the result of apocrine sweat gland secretions combining with bacteria to produce a characteristic odor. Neither eccrine sweat glands nor sebaceous glands are primarily involved.

A Frustrated 26-Year-Old Female Has Sought a Referral to a Dermatologist