BACKGROUND: Increased sebum levels are triggering factors of @entity5477 . No studies on sebum levels exist among acne @entity1 in Africa. AIMS/METHODS: Cross-sectional study to determine facial sebum levels, @entity75 and red fluorescence among adolescents (n = 80) with @entity5477 in Nigeria, who were interviewed and clinically examined. RESULTS: Facial sebum levels were higher among adolescents with acne than among those without. There was a positive correlation between sebum levels and @entity75 in the U zone but not in the T zone. There was also a positive correlation between the size of red fluorescence and @entity75 and mean sebum levels. Both correlations were highly significant in the U zone but not in the T zone. CONCLUSION: Facial sebum levels are higher among black African acne @entity1 . Sebum is responsible for facial red fluorescence. The U zone may serve as a more reliable site than the T zone for measurements of sebum levels in black African acne @entity1 .

Study of Facial Sebum Levels and Follicular Red Fluorescence in @entity1 with XXXX in Nigeria.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5477 :: ('MESH:D000152', 'Disease') :: ['acne vulgaris'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['acne lesions']
@entity5477 :: (MESH:D000152,Disease) :: ['Acne Vulgaris']
