Acne mechanica due to an orthopedic crutch.
Cutis
; 64(2): 97-8, 1999 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10467500
ABSTRACT
Acne mechanica describes local irritation due to the skin being pressured, occluded, rubbed, squeezed, stretched, or heated. Examples of various physical traumas that provoke lesions in acne patients are given. Users of orthopedic crutches are at particular risk for such conditions. A crutch is another extrinsic factor to be added to the list of causes of acne mechanica.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Erupções Acneiformes
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Muletas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cutis
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article