Korean J Dermatol.  1976 Mar;14(1):57-61.

A Case of Acne Conglobata

• Jeon GT
• Seong HS
• Chung TA

Abstract

A case of acne conglobata associated with hidradenitis suppurativa, dissecting cellulitis and disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis in 44 year-old man is presented with brief review of literature. The patient had acne vulgaris for a few years during his highschool days, about 5 years prior to the development of such a typical lesions of acne conglobata as multiple comedones, papules, pustules, abscesses, cysts and draining sinnses and subsquent hypertrophic scars and keloids. We are ps,rticularly interested in association of hidradenitis suppurativa and dissecting cellulitis with ance conglobata that comprise follicular occlusion triad in tbis teint. The pstient was treztei with systemic antibiotics and corticosteroids injections and surgical interventions with considerable improvement.

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Acne Vulgaris*
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cellulitis
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Humans
Keloid
Porokeratosis
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Anti-Bacterial Agents