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DU PA Acne and Warts
Duke PA Acne and Warts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is acne | common inflammatory disease of the hair follicles and sebu-producing glands of the skin |
| blackheads | open comedones |
| whiteheads | closed comedones |
| red bumps | inflammatory papules |
| puss bumps | pustules |
| deep, painful knots | cysts |
| medications that increase cell turnover, prevent new comedone formation | retinoids |
| examples of retinoids | tretinoin(Retin A, Retin A Micro, Atrilin)adapalene-(differin), tazarotene (tazorac) |
| antikeratinizing, antibacterial and antiiflammatory | azelaic acid (finacea, Azelex) |
| the workhorse of acne | benzoyl peroxide |
| what is a double comedone | two blackhead right beside each other |
| double comedone is the hallmark for what | hidradenitis suppurativa |
| common agents of hot tub folliculitis | P. aeruginosa |
| when you see comedone you think acne, when you don't see comedones but everything else makes you think acne it may be | rosacea |
| characterized by redness, flushing, papules, telangectasia | rosacea |
| absolute "no no" for perioral dermatitis | topical steroids |