Tropical acne
Tropical acne is unusually severe acne occurring in the tropics during seasons when the weather is hot and humid.[1][2]:500
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Skin conditions including acne are seen with more frequency in dermatological consultations in hot and humid climates, where bacterial and fungal infections are more common, than in drier climates.[3]
See also
- List of cutaneous conditions
References
- James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- Gelman, Ari; Norton, Scott; Valdez-Rodriguez, Rodrigo; Yosipovitch, Gil. (2015). A Review of Skin Conditions in Modern Warfare and Peacekeeping Operations. Military Medicine, 180 (1), 32. https://academic.oup.com/milmed/article/180/1/32/4159965
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