Medical Terminology
Professor Tanious
March 31, 2013
The skin disease that I had determined that I would be using is the acne skin disease because I believe that it is most common in many people, and that everyone goes through it. Furthermore I had chosen acne because it is like dermatitis. Something that I’ve recently found out is that acne is a common human skin disease. In addition many people say that acne comes from stress but no, acne is something that everyone will experience in a life time. Acne affects mostly skin with the densest population of sebaceous follicles; these areas include the face, the upper part of the chest, and the back. Acne occurs most commonly during adolescence, and often continues into adulthood. In adolescence, acne is usually caused by an increase in testosterone, which accrues during puberty, regardless of the sex race. Acne usually results with blockages in the follicles. Another thing that I have need to mention is that acne is mostly always explained in the genetic component. In addition, some people try to cure acne themselves and go on their own treatment plans like for example like some people think that diets will help, when what they don’t know is that a diet is what makes it worse. Furthermore some people eat so much chocolate and greasy food which causes them more acne problems. Another thing should be that they should go to a dermatologist to be cured. Like for example when a certain individual goes to a dermatologist they would know what to do for their problem and not make up a treatment along the way. Acne is a skin disease that basically hits all females and males during puberty. Acne is not caused by bacteria, even though bacteria play a role in its expansion course. Also acne appears on the skin like cysts; deep pimples. Furthermore acne could cause pachyderma which is thickening of the skin. Something else that would be caused because of acne is a