That’s a very interesting case, but I don’t know if it really applies here. With incontinence I guess the absolute worst case scenario would be to wear a diaper and change it appropriately? Cleaning themselves up in the bathroom and such, I imagine someone should be able to get through a tournament at a game store without a serious problem. I don’t see any reason they would have to disclose their condition to some Magic judge. You would know best. Do you think your patients would make it through the event alright?
What I was originally asking for are conditions that produce the classic BO smell. That smell when you exercise in some clothes and then leave them in the laundry bin for too long. That is the only B.O. smell we are concerned with.
I did some very cursory research and found some conditions that result in other smells. Sometimes diabetics with a serious problem might smell sweet. Sometimes people have a condition where they can smell fishy. I have never smelled those anywhere, let alone at a convention.
The only medical condition I can find that would result in classic BO smell is an overactive thyroid that results in excessive perspiration, even in the absence of strenuous physical activity or heat. Even in those cases, it doesn’t seem like a person who knowingly had this condition would smell awful if they showered, did laundry, and applied deodorant, and generally practiced good hygiene on a regular basis.
There are also discussions to be had about people wearing strong perfume or people who smoke and smell like an ash tray. I’m definitely feeling more and more like it is perfectly acceptable to outright ban anyone who smells bad. If someone unluckily gets sprayed by a skunk on their way to the convention, they have to go get the tomato bath before they can come back. Does that even really work?