Acne
Acne is aninflammatory disease of the skin with the formation of an eruption of papulesor pustules.. Acne (also called as pimples) though is not a very serioushealth condition it has got a lot ofimportance due to its cosmetic naturenot only in teenagers but also in adults.
Acne is askin condition that occurs when your hair follicles become plugged with oil anddead skin cells. It Often causes white heads , Blackheads, or pimples, andusually appears on the face , Forehead,Chest, Upper back and shoulders.
Symptoms :
· · · · · · · · · · · · · Androgens are hormonesthat increases in boys & girls during puberty and causes sebaceous glandsto enlarge and make more sebum.
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Pathophysiology :
There are several stages of severity in acne& they being : Acne Vulgaris, Acne Rosacea, Acne conglobata & acneFluminans. These are mentioned in chronological order depending on theincreasing nature of severity.
Commonoccurring form of acne in Acne Vulgaris, in what we see usually in the form ofpimples. Acne is multi factorial inflammatory disease affectingpilosebaceous follicles. The initialevent in the development of an acne lesion is abnormal desquamation of thekeratiocytes that line the sebaceous follicle, which creates a micro plug & micro comedo.
Anincrease in circulating androgens atonset of puberty stimulates the production of sebum into the pilosebaceousunits.