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Acne mechanica due to an orthopedic crutch
Y C Kang1, E H Choi, S M Hwang
1Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
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|September 1, 1999
Abstract:
Acne mechanica describes local irritation due to the skin being pressured, occluded, rubbed, squeezed, stretched, or heated. Examples of various physical traumas that provoke lesions in acne patients are given. Users of orthopedic crutches are at particular risk for such conditions. A crutch is another extrinsic factor to be added to the list of causes of acne mechanica.