A clinico-epidemiological study of acne vulgaris in rural central India

Abstract

Background: Acne vulgaris is a common skin condition which mainly affects over three-quarters of adolescents at some time during or following their puberty. There are few Indian studies on the profile of acne vulgaris. Aim: To study the epidemiology of acne vulgaris in rural central India and its relationship with smoking and seborrheic capitis and menstrual cycle and androgenetic markers in females and its seasonal variation. Methods: The study was conducted between November 2012 and October 2014. All patients with acne vulgaris who consented to participate in the study were included. The parameters which were evaluated, included age, gender, age of onset, duration of lesions, site of lesions, grade, post-acne scarring, postacne hyperpigmentation, seasonal variation, history of smoking, clinical markers of androgenicity in females, clinical evidence of seborrheic capitis.