Here are characteristic bad breath odors associated with some of illnesses:

Diabetes – acetone, fruity

Liver failure – sweetish, musty

Acute rheumatic fever – acid, sweet

Lung abscess – foul, putrefactive

Blood dyscrasias – resembling decomposed blood

Liver cirrhosis – resembling decayed blood

Uremia – ammonia or urine

Hand-Schuller-Christian disease – fetid breath and unpleasant taste

Scurvy – foul breath from stomach inflammation

Wegner`s granulomatosis – Necrotic, putrefactive

Kidney failure – ammonia or urine

Diphtheria, dysentery, measles, pneumonia, scarlet fever, tuberculosis – extremely foul, fetid odor

Syphilis – fetid

Dr. Thomas K Paulose
Dr. Thomas K. Paulose is the Director Clinical Administration at Dr. Nechupadam Dental, Kochi, India. He is a specialist in oral prosthetics, Aesthetic / Cosmetic dentistry and a certified Implantologist & Implant Prosthodentist.
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