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A chronic disorder of the pilosebaceous apparatus associated with an increase in sebum secretion. It is characterized by open comedones (blackheads), closed comedones (whiteheads), and pustular nodules. The cause is unknown, but heredity and age are predisposing factors.
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- Acne
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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93; was ACNE 1963-92
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Acne Vulgaris. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000152. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000152
- Acne Vulgaris. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne
- Acne Vulgaris. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79928