评估颈部痤疮的效用。

The Utility of Assessing Neck Acne.

作者信息

Desai Karishma, Frey Marc Philip, Tan Jerry

机构信息

1 Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

2 Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.

出版信息

J Cutan Med Surg. 2017 Jan/Feb;21(1):82-83. doi: 10.1177/1203475416673051. Epub 2016 Oct 4.

DOI:10.1177/1203475416673051

PMID:27698089

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Acne grading is an essential component in establishing treatment options, but little is known on how neck acne should be incorporated into grading scales.

OBJECTIVE

Our objective was to explore the prevalence of neck acne and determine if its own severity category on an acne global grading scale was warranted.

METHODS

Acne severity was assessed in 6 categories: face, chest, back, anterior upper (AUN), anterior lower neck (ALN), and posterior neck (PN).

RESULTS

The overall prevalence of neck acne was 49%. Of these, 44% had AUN acne, 18.5% had ALN acne, and 19.8% had PN acne. AUN and facial acne had a significant correlation ( r = 0.37, P < .05). No correlation was seen amongst other areas. Males presented with a significantly higher severity of AUN (mean [SD], 1.37 [1.09]) than females (mean [SD], 0.52 [0.91]), on average.

CONCLUSIONS

While neck acne has proven to be common amongst those with acne on other areas of the body, facial acne can be used as a proxy for classification, as neck severity is usually milder.

摘要

背景

痤疮分级是确定治疗方案的重要组成部分，但对于颈部痤疮应如何纳入分级量表知之甚少。

目的

我们的目的是探讨颈部痤疮的患病率，并确定在痤疮整体分级量表上是否有必要为其设立单独的严重程度类别。

方法

痤疮严重程度分为6类进行评估：面部、胸部、背部、前上颈部（AUN）、前下颈部（ALN）和后颈部（PN）。

结果

颈部痤疮的总体患病率为49%。其中，44%患有AUN痤疮，18.5%患有ALN痤疮，19.8%患有PN痤疮。AUN痤疮与面部痤疮有显著相关性（r = 0.37，P <.05）。其他区域之间未发现相关性。平均而言，男性AUN痤疮的严重程度（均值[标准差]，1.37 [1.09]）显著高于女性（均值[标准差]，0.52 [0.91]）。