ACNE VULGARIS

Course overview

ACNE VULGARIS IS AN INFLAMMATORY DISORDER OF PILOSEBACEOUS UNIT, WHICH RUNS A CHRONIC COURSE AND IT IS SELF-LIMITING. ACNE VULGARIS IS TRIGGERED BY PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES IN ADOLESCENCE, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NORMAL CIRCULATING DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE. IT IS A VERY COMMON SKIN DISORDER WHICH CAN PRESENT WITH INFLAMMATORY AND NON-INFLAMMATORY LESIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF ACNE VULGARIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.