trichomycosis

noun

tricho·​my·​co·​sis -mī-ˈkō-səs 

plural trichomycoses -ˌsēz 

: a superficial infection of the hair most commonly in the axillary or pubic regions that is chiefly caused by a bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium and is characterized by the presence of usually yellowish sticky concretions that encircle the hair shaft and is often accompanied by malodor and hyperhidrosis : trichobacteriosis

Trichomycosis infection begins when the causative agent comes in contact with the hair shaft, and the bacteria adhere to the surface, or the cuticle, of the hair, using a cement-like substance …

—Alexandro Bonifaz et al., International Journal of Trichology

see also trichomycosis axillaris