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Image Number #217 (Acne)

Diagnosis: Acne

Description: Nodules on chest wall

Morphology: Nodule pink

Site: Chest

Sex: M

Age: 22

Type: Clinical & Histology

Submitted By: Ian McColl

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History:

Acne is a scarring process.That is the reason it should be aggressively treated.However keloid scars on the anterior chest wall are unusual but very disfiguring.This type of acne requires oral retinoids such as Roaccutane to shut it off.

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