acne

Older adults and women in particular can experience hormonal acne that pops up along the jawline and chin, Aguh said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Aguh said they are suited only for mild forms of acne; Fine said the patches have given some of her patients discoloration and she doesn’t recommend them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

For milder forms of face acne, dermatologists may recommend face washes or creams containing benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid or retinoids such as adapalene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Sometimes, Davis looked like a boy—pale skin, acne on his chin.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

Much to my chagrin, I learned there is a link between antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity, meaning that the C. acnes strains that are antibiotic-resistant are the same strains causing aggressive breakouts.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2025

To edit the genome of C. acnes, the research team led by Marc Güell has focused on improving DNA delivery to the cell, DNA stability inside the cell, and gene expression.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024

The most commonly involved bacteria are Cutibacterium acnes, which live innocuously on skin cells but can grow out of control when the skin's oily sebum increases and boosts bacterial food supply.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2022

Two strains of P. acnes are associated with the development of acne on human skin, but other strains are associated with healthy skin.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

It is now generally acknowledged that the cause of this disease is the organism known as bacillus acnes.

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