A 20-year-old man presents with a 4-year history of a skin condition on his face. He tried an over-the-counter salicylic acid facewash that did not help much. The lesions are sometimes painful and ...

The types of acne are blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, papules, nodules, and cysts. A papule is a raised lesion that can fill with pus and become a pustule. Though you can treat most types of acne ...

Many people suffer from pustules, especially in the summers when the weather is hot and humid. Sweat and bacteria present on the skin can infect a region leading to formation of a pustule. Depending ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

Given 95% of people aged 11-30 will suffer from varying degrees of acne at some point, it's a problem we can't seem to get away from. Almost all of us will have had our parade rained on by a whopper ...

Acne can affect people well beyond their teenage years, appearing as blackheads, whiteheads, papules, pustules, or deep cysts. While squeezing might seem tempting, it can worsen inflammation and leave ...

Individuals with PFB are at increased risk for hypertrophic scarring, keloid scarring, and infection. Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a chronic inflammatory condition, and the only true cure is shaving ...