Acne vulgar e adolescência

Acne vulgaris and adolescence

Authors

  • Celise Meneses Mestre e doutora em Epidemiologia; médica do Núcleo de Estudos da Saúde do Adolescente da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (NESA/UERJ).
  • Isabel Bouzas Ginecologista do NESA.

Keywords:

Acne, adolescence, corporal image

Abstract

Acne vulgaris is an important pathology when thinking about adolescents well being and corporal image perception once that it can highly contribute for the youth to see themselves in a depreciative way because of the anesthetics lesions produced by them. This article aims to make a short revision about definition, physiopathology, treatment and the relation between acne and adolescence.

Published

2009-06-15

How to Cite

Meneses, C., & Bouzas, I. (2009). Acne vulgar e adolescência: Acne vulgaris and adolescence. Adolescência E Saúde, 6(3), 21–23. Retrieved from https://adolescenciaesaude.com/index.php/aes/article/view/675

Issue

Section

Original Articles