title: Acne mechanica due to an orthopedic crutch.
abstract: Acne mechanica describes local irritation due to the skin being pressured, occluded, rubbed, squeezed, stretched, or heated. Examples of various physical traumas that provoke lesions in acne patients are given. Users of orthopedic crutches are at particular risk for such conditions. A crutch is another extrinsic factor to be added to the list of causes of acne mechanica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D017486:Acneiform Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D003446:Crutches / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male