Acne vulgaris is a ubiquitous, multifactoral dermatological disease affecting a majority of the teen population. It is a disease of the pilosebaceous follicles of the skin present on the face, neck and chest. The three types of acne lesions are inflammatory, noninflammatory and conglobate acne lesions. More than 30 percent of the teenagers suffer from sufficient severity to warrant medical treatment . Acne occurs due to pathological changes in the pilosebaceous duct. Thickening of the follicular stratum corneum leads to the blockage and accumulation of sebum. The resident skin commensal bacterium Propionibacterium acnes proliferate in the lipid-rich sebaceous follicles causing Continue reading...
