a chronic skin disease common in adolescence, involving inflammation of the sebaceous glands and characterized by pustules on the face, neck, and upper trunk
See also rosacea
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from a misreading of Greek akmē eruption on the face. See acme
Examples of 'acne vulgaris' in a sentence
acne vulgaris
The result showed that mild acne vulgaris (49%), moderate acne vulgaris (42%), and severe acne vulgaris (9%).
Nisa Sulistia, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto, Sri Lestari 2015, 'Perbandingan Konsumsi Lemak Berdasarkan Tingkat Keparahan Akne Vulgaris pada SiswaSMK Negeri 1 Kota Jambi', Jurnal Kesehatan Andalashttp://jurnal.fk.unand.ac.id/index.php/jka/article/view/358. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The pathogenesis of acne vulgaris has only been partially elucidated.
David Fresnais, Edvin Ingberg, Elvar Theodorsson, Jakob O Ström 2018, 'Lack of association in acne and salivary testosterone', Journal of Controversies in Biomedical Researchhttps://jcbmr.com/index.php/jcbmr/article/view/25. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Safer alternatives should be considered for treatment of acne vulgaris.
Lefebvre Nicolas, Forestier Emmanuel, Farhi David, Mahsa Mohseni, Remy Véronique,Lesens Olivier, Christmann Daniel, Hansmann Yves 2007, 'Minocycline-induced hypersensitivity syndrome presenting with meningitis and brainedema: a case report', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/22. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patients had no history of treatment for acne vulgaris.
Mohammadreza Ghasemi, Gholamhossein Ghafarpour, Elham Behrangi, Gelareh Ghaffarpour,Zahra Azizian 2017, 'Determining the Prevalence and Types of Nail Involvement in Patients with Severe AcneVulgaris Who Referred to Clinic of Dermatology of Rasoul-e-akram Hospital During 2010-2011',Internal Medicine and Medical Investigationhttp://imminv.com/index.php/imminv/article/view/56. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Severe nodulocystic acne vulgaris responds best to oral isotretinoin therapy.
Whitney KM, Ditre CM 2011, 'Management strategies for acne vulgaris', Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatologyhttp://www.dovepress.com/management-strategies-for-acne-vulgaris-a7211. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All subjects were diagnosed with acne vulgaris of the face.
Chilicka K, Maj J, Panaszek B 2017, 'General quality of life of patients with acne vulgaris before and after performingselected cosmetological treatments', Patient Preference and Adherencehttps://www.dovepress.com/general-quality-of-life-of-patients-with-acne-vulgaris-before-and-afte-peer-reviewed-article-PPA. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Female patients having acne vulgaris were selected as case.
Md. Moksedur Rahman, Md. Akram Ullah Sikder, Muhammad Munir Rashid, Lubna Khondker,Samaresh Chandra Hazra, Moriom Nessa 2012, 'Association of Serum Testosterone with Acne Vulgaris in Women', Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journalhttps://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/10980. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
One hundred patients with acne vulgaris and 100 healthy controls were referred to our clinic.
Majid Rostami Mogaddam, Nastaran Safavi Ardabili, Nasrollah Maleki, Maedeh Soflaee 2014, 'Correlation between the Severity and Type of Acne Lesions with Serum Zinc Levels inPatients with Acne Vulgaris', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/474108. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Approximately 95% of the population suffers at some point in their lifetime from acne vulgaris.
Amber Vyas, Avinesh Kumar Sonker, Bina Gidwani 2014, 'Carrier-Based Drug Delivery System for Treatment of Acne', The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/276260. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)