(n.) A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
Example Sentences:
(1) In both cases there was no history of previous trauma and acne.
(2) The mean acne scores, derived from grading and counting lesions and comedones, fell from 63.3 to 6 in the Diane 50 and from 64.2 to 4.5 in the Triphasil group.
(3) However, in GF rats and in rats monoassociated with viable P. acnes, parenteral injection of killed P. acnes antigen inhibited the plaque-forming cell response to sheep erythrocytes.
(4) In deep forms of acne, particularly acne conglobata, Akne-Mycyna may be a valuable supplementation of systemic treatment.
(5) A water based 5% benzoyl peroxide gel (Benzac W5) was compared with topical 1% clindamycin phosphate solution (Cleocin T) in the treatment of acne vulgaris using a randomized, investigator blind study design.
(6) A questionnaire was presented to 2009 18--19 year old military recruitment candidates which enabled assessment of antipathy towards patients with severe acne vulgaris, the occupational handicap associated with severe acne and subjective inhibitions in acne patients.
(7) Clinical severity of acne and sebum excretion decreased significantly at the end of the trial with both drugs, but significantly more with spironolactone.
(8) When we only considered the patients' responses, more of them admitted having had acne than did our controls.
(9) Clindamycin lotion completely suppressed the growth of C acnes organisms, whereas erythromycin and tetracycline did not depress the C acnes counts.
(10) Thirty patients of either sex (23 M, 7 F) ranging in age between 16 and 36 years, affected of acne vulgaris, were given 20% azelaic acid cream over a period of 6 months.
(11) PEC were then collected from mice into which either 100 micrograms of P. acnes or 1 KE of OK-432 had been injected intraperitoneally several times.
(12) Isotretinoin (Accutane Capsules) is a synthetic vitamin A compound used for treatment of recalcitrant cystic acne.
(13) Furthermore, when rats were first immunized and then challenged with active strains of P. acnes, an increased sensitivity to low doses of P. acnes and a chronic exacerbation of inflammation was observed.
(14) All stages were present from acne comedonica to acne conglobata.
(15) The aim of this work is to investigate the anti-comedo activity of 20% azelaic acid cream topically applied in a group of teen-agers affected by acne.
(16) Therefore the prevalence of acne conglobata and acne of at least a moderate degree with cysts and scars was 832,000 for women and 1,319,000 for men 15 to 44 years of age.
(17) Macrophages elicited with thioglycollate and P. acnes displayed enhanced Fn secretory activity when compared with resident unstimulated cells.
(18) Continuous culture studies using a chemostat and varying culture pH showed that highest levels of growth of P. acnes occurred at pH 6.0 and that two clear 'peaks' of histamine production were apparent at pH 4.5 and at pH 7.5.
(19) Skin impurities and fatty hair associated with acne were side effects in 22.5% of 378 patients during the first evaluation and in 10.8% of 369 patients at the second evaluation.
(20) Within 2 months following birth the infants had facial acne and edema, swelling of the eyelids, loss of facial hair including eyelashes, and hyperpigmentation of the skin.
Whitehead
Definition:
(n.) The blue-winged snow goose.
(n.) The surf scoter.
Example Sentences:
(1) It prompted him to field nine changes, giving debuts to Seb Lletget, Danny Whitehead and Callum Driver, with George Moncur making a maiden start.
(2) (3) IBS patients complain of more pain with balloon distension of the colon or rectum than normal controls; visceral perception is enhanced in IBS (Whitehead et al., 1990).
(3) Ayala’s mix-up with Dean Whitehead left Cameron Jerome advancing from the flank, probably expecting at least one opponent would come across to block off the shot.
(4) "Antimicrobial resistance is a serious and growing problem," said chief executive Stephen Whitehead, noting the Innovative Medicines Initiative in Europe.
(5) Duodenal inflammation was graded by the duodenitis scale of Whitehead et al (grade 0, 1, 2, and 3).
(6) Whitehead's varnish significantly reduced donor site pain compared to the standard dressing (P = 0.0006).
(7) A significant minority should still be supporting you in t10 years' time," says Whitehead.
(8) If there’s anything you want to know it’s best to ask Linda Whitehead.” The answer to almost every question regarding the history of women’s football since 1980 is “You’ll have to ask Linda Whitehead for that”.
(9) Those backing the moratorium are Spelman, Matthew Offord, Zac Goldsmith (all Conservative), Caroline Lucas (Green), Joan Walley, Mark Lazarowicz, Alan Whitehead and Katy Clark (all Labour).
(10) Between January 1, 1970 and January 1, 1980, 1,002 hemorrhoidectomies, of which 356 were modified Whitehead procedures, were performed at a University of Illinois-affiliated hospital.
(11) This argument was coupled with several reasons for denying Zeno's and A. N. Whitehead's allegation of paradox against the mathematical, description of the motion of Achilles.
(12) The Whitehead technique of hemorrhoidectomy has developed a reputation as an undesirable procedure since its description in 1882.
(13) It fell to Andre Gray who must have cursed as his header deflected off Dean Whitehead and into the grateful arms of Dimi Konstantopoulos.
(14) At last we found active atrophic or superficial antral gastritis (Whitehead) in 90% of symptomatic patients vs. 0% of asymptomatic people.
(15) For the corrective surgery of a Whitehead anus an uncomplicated operative treatment was developed, which up to now has been performed on 34 patients.
(16) Comparison of the mouse cDNA sequence to that published for humans (Mantzouranis, E. C., S. B. Dowton, A. S. Whitehead, M. D. Edge, G. A. P. Bruns, and H. R. Colten, 1985.
(17) Although overall healing time was not statistically different in the two groups, larger donor sites treated with Jelonet and Whitehead's varnish healed more quickly than those treated with the standard dressing alone.
(18) Phillip Whitehead writes: No duke of Devonshire in the long Chatsworth dynasty belonged as much to Derbyshire as this one.
(19) Sites were confined to the rostral-central and rostral-lateral subdivisions of Whitehead, which contain a number of morphological cell types.
(20) This pattern is similar to that seen in other developing countries (Condon-Paolini et al, 1977; Whitehead, 1979; Rowland et al, 1988).