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Papular Acne Scars of the Nose and Chin: An Under-recognised Variant of Acne Scarring
BACKGROUND: Scarring following acne vulgaris is common and can be of profound psychosocial consequence. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: We have clinically noted a variant of acne scarring, overlooked by previous categorisation schemes, which we have denominated as papular acne scars of the nose and chin. We so...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28163455 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.197075 |
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author | Ali, Faisal R Kirk, Michael Madan, Vishal |
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description | BACKGROUND: Scarring following acne vulgaris is common and can be of profound psychosocial consequence. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: We have clinically noted a variant of acne scarring, overlooked by previous categorisation schemes, which we have denominated as papular acne scars of the nose and chin. We sought to characterise these novel entities further. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Initially, we identified 14 patients with papular acne scars of the nose and chin in a cosmetic dermatology clinic, of whom two were female and rest were male. We then prospectively evaluated 100 consecutive patients attending our tertiary referral acne isotretinoin clinic and 49 patients attending a general dermatology clinic. RESULTS: Amongst 149 patients, from a general dermatology and tertiary acne clinic, soft papular scars were noted in four patients, distributed on the nose and chin. Three of the four patients were male, three patients had additional acne scars and the median age was 23.5. CONCLUSIONS: We have identified 18 patients with papular acne scars of the nose and chin and propose that this new category should be added to acne scarring classification schemes. Future work should be directed at corroborating the epidemiology of such lesions and describing effective treatment modalities. |
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spelling | pubmed-52270772017-02-03 Papular Acne Scars of the Nose and Chin: An Under-recognised Variant of Acne Scarring Ali, Faisal R Kirk, Michael Madan, Vishal J Cutan Aesthet Surg Original Article BACKGROUND: Scarring following acne vulgaris is common and can be of profound psychosocial consequence. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: We have clinically noted a variant of acne scarring, overlooked by previous categorisation schemes, which we have denominated as papular acne scars of the nose and chin. We sought to characterise these novel entities further. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Initially, we identified 14 patients with papular acne scars of the nose and chin in a cosmetic dermatology clinic, of whom two were female and rest were male. We then prospectively evaluated 100 consecutive patients attending our tertiary referral acne isotretinoin clinic and 49 patients attending a general dermatology clinic. RESULTS: Amongst 149 patients, from a general dermatology and tertiary acne clinic, soft papular scars were noted in four patients, distributed on the nose and chin. Three of the four patients were male, three patients had additional acne scars and the median age was 23.5. CONCLUSIONS: We have identified 18 patients with papular acne scars of the nose and chin and propose that this new category should be added to acne scarring classification schemes. Future work should be directed at corroborating the epidemiology of such lesions and describing effective treatment modalities. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5227077/ /pubmed/28163455 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.197075 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Ali, Faisal R Kirk, Michael Madan, Vishal Papular Acne Scars of the Nose and Chin: An Under-recognised Variant of Acne Scarring |
title | Papular Acne Scars of the Nose and Chin: An Under-recognised Variant of Acne Scarring |
title_full | Papular Acne Scars of the Nose and Chin: An Under-recognised Variant of Acne Scarring |
title_fullStr | Papular Acne Scars of the Nose and Chin: An Under-recognised Variant of Acne Scarring |
title_full_unstemmed | Papular Acne Scars of the Nose and Chin: An Under-recognised Variant of Acne Scarring |
title_short | Papular Acne Scars of the Nose and Chin: An Under-recognised Variant of Acne Scarring |
title_sort | papular acne scars of the nose and chin: an under-recognised variant of acne scarring |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28163455 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.197075 |
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