Treating Steroid Acne




Treating Steroid Acne =

                                                  


Usually, acne is an inflammation of the oil glands in your skin and hair roots. The technical name is acne vulgaris, but it’s often just called pimples, spots, or zits. A bacterium (Propionibacterium acnes) combined with other factors causes inflammation of the oil glands.
Steroid acne has almost the same symptoms as typical acne. But with steroid acne, systemic steroid use is what makes the oil (sebaceous) glands susceptible to inflammation and infection. The steroids may be prescription medications, such as prednisone, or body-building formulations.
Another form of acne, known as malassezia folliculitis or fungal acne, is caused by a yeast infection of the hair follicles. Like acne vulgaris, it can occur naturally or as the result of oral or injected steroid use.
Both ordinary and steroid acne most often occur in adolescence, but can happen at any time of life.
Steroid acne is different from steroid rosacea, which results from long-term use of topical corticosteroids.


It can also show up on the face, neck, back, and arms.
Symptoms can include:
  • open and closed blackheads and whiteheads (comedones)
  • small red bumps (papules)
  • white or yellow spots (pustules)
  • large, painful red lumps (nodules)
  • cyst-like swellings (pseudocysts)
You may also have secondary effects from picking or scratching the acne. These can include:
  • red marks from recently healed spots
  • dark marks from old spots
  • scars

Steroid acne, by definition, is caused by the use of steroids. Stopping or reducing the steroid use will help to eliminate the acne.
But this isn’t always possible. If the steroids have been prescribed to prevent other serious consequences, such as rejection of a transplanted organ, there is no option to stop taking them. You’ll most likely have to be treated for the acne.
Oily foods, some dairy products, and especially sugar may contribute to acne outbreaks. You may want to try an anti-acne diet. Cosmetics containing lanolin, petrolatum, vegetable oils, butyl stearate, lauryl alcohol, and oleic acid may also contribute to acne.
While some foods and cosmetics may contribute to acne outbreaks, eliminating them won’t necessarily make your acne go away.

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