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Created page with "<section begin="dermatology" />* Common acne = Acne vulgaris * (comedo/comedones = plugged hair follicle (pore)) * Risk factors ** Genetic predisposition ** Hormonal changes *** Puberty *** Menstrual cycle ** Certain foods ** Smoking ** Skin products that block pores * Pathomechanism ** Hyperactivity of sebaceous glands ** Hyperkeratosis of follicular keratinocytes ** Bacterial hypercolonization *** Propionibacterium acnes (= cutibacterium acnes) ** Inflammation * Clinic..."