Your underarms can reveal a lot about your health. Who knew that such a small area of your body could impact so many aspects of how your body functions. It’s a big deal because your underarms can help you understand your health on a larger scale.
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Underarm health may not be talked about often, but it can be the gateway to being aware if you have minor or serious health conditions. It can give you warning signs that you may have a serious health issue. Darker underarms, specifically, can tell you if you have allergies to certain products, may be prone to diabetes or have hormonal disorders.
Dark Underarms
You may have observed or personally experienced having dark underarms. The scientific term for this disorder is acanthosis nigrican. There are many people who suffer from this skin issue. This condition can result from minor skin irritants, shaving or be indicative of something bigger.
Dark underarms can be evidence of you not being able to manage your insulin levels, which can lead to you having diabetes. It can also be attributed to you having an ovarian cyst which can cause your hormones to be off balance.
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Dark underarms can also signal that your thyroid is underactive or not functioning properly.
Here is a quick reference guide to see if your underarms are signaling other health problems:
Abscess
By pushing on this warm, tender abscess with a finger, there is a sense of fluid (pus) that can be felt within the abscess. An abscess is an infection characterized by a collection of pus underneath a portion of the skin.
Bacteria commonly causing abscesses are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus. These bacteria enter the skin through any cracks or injury to the skin. That area of skin then becomes red, tender, warm and swollen over days to 1–2 weeks and a fever may develop.
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Abscesses can sometimes form if minor superficial skin infections are not treated appropriately and in a timely fashion. Most abscesses resolve quickly once appropriately treated.
Erythrasma
Erythrasma is a common chronic skin condition affecting the skin folds. The slowly enlarging patches of pink to brown dry skin are caused by an infection by the bacterium Corynebacterium minutissimum.
Erythrasma can affect people of any age or ethnicity, but it is more common among individuals who
