olfactory reference syndrome; bromidrosis; body odor concern
A condition where a person is preoccupied with the belief that they emit an offensive body odor, often without objective evidence. The term can refer to both the psychological preoccupation and the actual medical condition of excessive body odor.
Patients with olfactory reference syndrome may feel intense anxiety even when there is no actual body odor.
Olfactory reference syndrome is a condition that may be consulted about in psychiatry or dermatology.
体臭 refers to actual body odor, while 自己臭症 is the pathological preoccupation with or condition of having offensive body odor.
臭汗症 is a medical term for bromhidrosis (foul-smelling sweat), focusing on the physical symptom, whereas 自己臭症 often includes the psychological aspect.
Compound of 自己 (self), 臭 (odor), and 症 (condition/syndrome). The term is a modern medical coinage, likely from the late 20th century, reflecting the conceptualization of olfactory reference syndrome in Japanese psychiatry.