Acne neonatorum in the eastern Saudi Arabia
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Omar M Alakloby1, Iqbal A Bukhari, Bassam Hassan Awary
1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Background:
Acne neonatorum (AN) is characterized by a facial eruption of inflammatory and noninflammatory acne lesions in a neonate. Hyperactivity of sebaceous glands, stimulated by neonatal androgens, is implicated in its pathogenesis.
Aim:
To elucidate the clinical profile of AN in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
All patients diagnosed with AN in King Fahd Hospital of the University in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, during the year 2005 were evaluated clinically.
Results:
AN was diagnosed in 26 patients (male/female ratio 1:1). The lesions included mainly facial comedones (30.8%); papules and pustules (15.3% each); and combination of papules, pustules, and cysts (53.4%).
Conclusion:
All patients recovered spontaneously. In 50% of the cases, one of the parents reported having had acne vulgaris during adolescence. Hereditary factors seem to play a significant role in our series.
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