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Nodular Acne

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Nodular acne is a inflammatory lesion. It’s a severe type of acne vulgaris. Nodular acne mainly consists of pimples that are much bigger–even bigger than papules(measuring the size of pencil erasers)–and may be painful, lasting for months.

Nodules can grow hermorrhagic or suppurative, and generally show up as hard, large bumps beneath the skin’s surface. In a case of severe nodular ace, they may develop as [...]

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