Acne Conglobata

Acne conglobata (AC) is an uncommon and very severe form of acne that can affect your back, buttocks, chest, shoulders, upper arms, thighs, and even your face. AC is characterized by abscesses and scars. Medically speaking, this condition is essentially a combination of acne pustules and nodules, though you might have bacterial infections as well. No one really knows what causes AC (unlike other acne conditions), but it often develops if your existing acne deteriorates or some dormant acne you have (even if you don’t know it) suddenly erupts.

You’re probably most acquainted with Acne conglobata because of the media frenzy over steroids. Anabolic steroid abuse is a sure way to contract AC.

AC affects younger male adults more than females, although even infants have been known to develop the condition.

This is a medical condition, obviously a physically and emotionally destructive one, so if you think you have AC, see a dermatologist as soon as possible.

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