ACNEVULGARIS

Acne vulgaris

Acne vulgaris is a common human skin disease, characterized by areas of skin with seborrhea, comedones, papules, nodules, pimples, and possibly scarring. Acne affects mostly skin with the densest population of sebaceous follicles; these areas include the face, the upper part of the chest, and the back. Severe acne is inflammatory, but acne can also manifest in noninflammatory forms. The lesions are caused by changes in pilosebaceous units, skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland, changes that require androgen stimulation.

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acne vulgaris

Noun

  1. An inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units.


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