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Usha Kataria, Yashdeep Malik, Dinesh Chhillar , Divya
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Acne is one of the most common condition seeking dermatological consultation. The relationship between blood lipids and acne is not widely reported. OBJECTIVE: To study the total serum lipid profile in acne patients and relation with acne grading in a rural background hospital. DESIGN AND METHODS: A prospective case control study of Serum lipid profile in acne vulgaris patients in the outdoor department of dermatology in a tertiary care hospital from 1st March 2015 to 31st August 2015. RESULTS: Out of 60 case study sample there were altered level of cholesterol in 11 patients, low level of HDL in 15 patients VLDL levels were normal in the great majority of patients. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with abnormal lipid profile have acne of different grades. The patients with grade-II and grade-III acne are more likely to have altered lipid profile and this must be taken into account for the treatment of the acne.
KEY-WORDS: Acne vulgaris, lipid profile, outpatient department, cholesterol, triglycerides.
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Kataria U, Malik YD, Chhillar D, Divya. A prospective outpatient case control study of serum lipid profile in acne vulgaris patients- an original research article. IRPMS. 2017;3(4):36-42.
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Kataria U, Malik YD, Chhillar D, Divya. A prospective outpatient case control study of serum lipid profile in acne vulgaris patients- an original research article. IRPMS 2017;3(4):36-42.
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Kataria U, Malik YD, Chhillar D, Divya. A prospective outpatient case control study of serum lipid profile in acne vulgaris patients- an original research article. http://irpms.com/home/article_abstract/205 [Access: April 1, 2018].
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Kataria U, Malik YD, Chhillar D, Divya.(2017). A prospective outpatient case control study of serum lipid profile in acne vulgaris patients- an original research article. IRPMS. 3(4):36-42.
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Kataria U, Malik YD, Chhillar D, Divya. A prospective outpatient case control study of serum lipid profile in acne vulgaris patients- an original research article. IRPMS. 2017;3(4):36-42.