Acne Mechanica
1975; American Medical Association; Volume: 111; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/archderm.1975.01630160071007
ISSN1538-3652
Autores Tópico(s)Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
ResumoThe term acne mechanica designates local exacerbations due to pressure, friction, rubbing, squeezing, or stretching. Examples are given of various physical traumata that provoke lesions in acne patients. The precipitating causes of stress are diverse, they include articles of clothing (tight straps and belts), recreational accouterments (football shoulder pads), or occupational pressure (rubbing of back in truck drivers). Sealing acne-bearing skin under adhesive for two weeks regularly induced new inflammatory lesions, which derived from the rupture of microcomedones that are not visible to the naked eye.
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