title: Clinical pattern of acne vulgaris and its associated conditions in the eastern province of kingdom of saudi arabia: a hospital-based clinical study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to review the clinical pattern of acne vulgaris cases referred to one hospital in the Eastern Province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred cases diagnosed in the Dermatology Department at King Fahad Hospital of the University (KFHU), Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia were studied
  
  
  RESULTS
  Inflammatory acne was the predominant type observed in both males and females (76% and, 79%, respectively). Seborrhea (greasy skin) was the most frequently associated condition 22 (11%) followed by dandruff 8 (4%). The difference between males and females was not statistically significant (p-value = 0.46, 0.93, respectively). In female patients, premenstrual flare was observed in 12 (9.8%), irregular period 5 (4.1%), and hirsutism 3 (2.5%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ali M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Al-Ameer
authors.forename: Omar M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Al-Akloby