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Preferred term

Acne Vulgaris  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Acne

Scope note

  • A chronic disorder of the pilosebaceous apparatus associated with an increase in sebum secretion. It is characterized by open comedones (blackheads), closed comedones (whiteheads), and pustular nodules. The cause is unknown, but heredity and age are predisposing factors.

History note

  • 93; was ACNE 1963-92

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • acne
  • acne cystica
  • acne non specificata
  • acne vulgaris
  • akne
  • finni
  • finnit
  • kystinen akne
  • määrittämätön akne
  • tavallinen akne
  • tavallinen finnitauti
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000152

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