Acne Vulgaris
Conditions
Brief summary
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 found that acne vulgaris is the eight most common skin disease, with an estimated global prevalence (for all ages) of 9.38%.(1) Furthermore . Acne is a chronic inflammatory process that presents with two types of lesions clinically; non-inflammatory (closed and open) and inflammatory lesions (papules ,pustules ,nodules and post inflammatory pigmentary changes).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Days to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
* patients of both sexes with clinical evident acne vulgaris * any age
Exclusion criteria
* no
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body mass index | one year | (weight (kg)/height(m)2) |
| severity of acne vulgaris | One year | Global acne grading system (GAGS): The GAGS is an acne grading system developed by Doshi et al . (13) In this grading system, lesions of acne vulgaris are divided into six sites: the forehead, right cheek, left cheek, nose, chin, and chest back.Each site has one factor score: the chin and nose are graded by one factor, the forehead and each cheek are graded by two factors and the chest and back are graded by three factors. Lesions are scored as follows: one point for a comedone, two points for a papule, three points for a pustule, and four points for a nodule. The lesion score of each site is calculated by the factor score, and the final score for that site is obtained. The total score varies between 1 and 44 and is evaluated as follows: mild falls between 1 and 18, moderate falls between 19 and 30, severe falls between 31 and 38, and very severe is over 39. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactDoaa S Abdelkhalek, resident
Backup ContactEssam E Abd-El Aziz, professor
Outcome results
None listed