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Patients with extensive blistering diseases, such as toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and pemphigus, develop a characteristic malodor. [1] Possibly, it results from the generation of thiol group of chemicals by the infecting bacteria. [2] Odor-producing chemicals are generally of small molecular size, containing 3-4 to 18-20 carbon atoms. Molecules with the same number of carbon atoms but different structural configurations have different odors. [3] The olfactory threshold for different odor-producing chemicals varies. [3] Methyl mercaptan (a chemical present in garlic and which is structurally similar to the odor-producing chemicals in a putrefying material) can be recognized ...

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