Tropical acne

Tropical acne is unusually severe acne occurring in the tropics during seasons when the weather is hot and humid.[1][2]: 500 

Tropical acne
SpecialtyDermatology 

Skin conditions including acne are seen with more frequency in dermatological consultations in hot and humid climates, where bacterial and fungal infections are more common than in drier climates.[3]

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References
  1. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  3. Gelman, Ari; Norton, Scott; Valdez-Rodriguez, Rodrigo; Yosipovitch, Gil. (2015). A Review of Skin Conditions in Modern Warfare and Peacekeeping Operations. Military Medicine, 180 (1), 32. https://academic.oup.com/milmed/article/180/1/32/4159965


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