People sweat. It’s not pleasant, but it is necessary. Unfortunately, sweaty clothes can lead to serious infections. Different sweat glands produce different types of sweat. For example, armpits, genitals, and other body parts have apocrine sweat glands. Some research shows that accumulations of apocrine sweat on clothing lead to dangerous infections that cause cysts. If the cysts burst, the fluid inside can spread to nearby follicles, creating more cysts. Not much is known about this condition, called hidradenitis.

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