Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Acne vulgaris

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Whiteheads (closed plugged pores);
Blackheads (open plugged pores);
Small red, tender bumps (papules);
Pimples (pustules), which are papules with pus at their tips;
Large, solid, painful lumps under the skin (nodules);
Painful, pus-filled lumps under the skin (cystic lesions)

PhysicalFindings

Mild acne: fewer than 20 comedones, or fewer then 15 inflammatory lesions, or total lesion count fewer than 30;
Moderate acne: 20 – 100 comedones, or 15 – 50 inflammatory lesions, or total lesion count 30 – 125;
Severe acne: more than 5 nodules, or total inflammatory count greater than 50, or total lesion count greater than 125 (presence of active scarring);
R/O: perioral dermatitis; 
R/O:  acne rosacea;

ClinicalTests

RiskFactors

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Scars; skin changes

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/acne-and-related-disorders/acne-vulgaris