Original post: Acne vulgaris
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Acne
@ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:31:44 -0500
Sufferers experience itching and discomfort due to swelling and bacterial overgrowth inside infected glands and adjacent cells, and try to relieve the swelling by squeezing acne with their fingers rather than clinically with a sharp sterilised needle. Damage to underlying layers of flesh destroys the integrity of the dermis and creates a weak zone to be attacked by bacteria, and an immune response resulting in more acne draining into the surrounding sebaceous glands. Bruising can also scar and deform the fine structures of the dermis so that its function is impaired and can create longer term havens for bacteria
Sufferers experience itching and discomfort due to swelling and bacterial overgrowth inside infected glands and adjacent cells, and try to relieve the swelling by squeezing acne with their fingers rather than clinically with a sharp sterilised needle. Damage to underlying layers of flesh destroys the integrity of the dermis and creates a weak zone to be attacked by bacteria, and an immune response resulting in more acne draining into the surrounding sebaceous glands. Bruising can also scar and deform the fine structures of the dermis so that its function is impaired and can create longer term havens for bacteria