Adult Acne And Drugs
Acne Aggravating agents:
There are some external factors which have been noted to aggravate the condition of adult acne. They are best avoided. Particularly, some drugs can be acnegenic (acne producing) or create skin eruptions that look precisely alike acne (acneiform reactions). The same drugs can occasionally aggravate pre-existent acne.
Acne Inducing Drugs:
Acne responses induced by drugs are generally self-limiting, which implies they go away as the medications are stopped. Whenever the medication must be accepted for a lengthy time period, the acne or acne like wounds can be addressed with the same medicines that are used to oppose most forms of adult acne.
- Corticosteroids: Oral corticosteroids are synthetic derivatives of the natural steroid.
- Anabolic-androgenic steroids
- Androstenedione
- DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone)
- Lithium
- Iodine
- Isoniazid
- Diphenylhydantoin
- Certain androgenic contraceptive pills
Apart from the above mentioned drugs there are other irritants that induce adult acne.
- Acne cosmetic: This condition is seen as a persistent, low-grade form of adult acne generally involving the chin and cheeks of women who use cosmetics.
- Pomade acne: A variant of cosmetic acne can form if greasy substances, like oils, Vaseline, cocoa butter, and hair oils, hair styling gels etc are applied to the skin.
- Sunlight and acne (Mallorca acne): Also called acne estivalis, this is a rare form of acne that occurs in the summer or following a vacation in the sun. This is very rare.
- Acne mechanica: This variation of acne is due to mechanical factors, including friction, sweating, and pressure on sensitive areas.
- Acne detergens: This refers to the aggravation of the existing lesions of acne by too frequent washing with comedogenic soaps and rough cloths and abrasive pads.
