common acne

acne vulgaris

A condition caused by chronic sebaceous gland inflammation and characterised by comedones, papules and pustules of sebaceous areas (face, chest, back) and resolving with scarring reaction; acne vulgaris is the most common disease seen by dermatologists, affecting ± 5% of Americans.
 
Management
Comedolytics—e.g., retinoic acid, benzoyl peroxide; antibiotics—e.g., clindamycin, erythromycin, tetracycline.
 
Complications
Nonresponsive acne vulgaris may evolve to cystic acne.

Pathogenesis
Possibly linked to keratin plugging of follicles, androgen-induced increase in sebum secretion and secondary proliferation of Propionibacterium acnes, an anaerobic follicular diphtheroid.

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com·mon ac·ne

(komŏn aknē)

Dermatologic condition with eruptions of comedones, papules, pustules, and cysts of various types and sizes. Also called acne vulgaris.

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