#Edit this page Wikipedia (en) copyright Wikipedia Atom feed Pimple From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the silent movie comedy character called Pimple, see Fred Evans (comedian). Question book-new.svg This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2010) Pimple Classification and external resources ICD-10 R23.8 ICD-9 709.8 Look up pimple in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pimple is a kind of acne, and one of the many results of excess oil clogging the pores. Some of the varieties are pustules or papules.^[1] Pimples can be treated by various acne medications prescribed by a dermatologist, or purchased at a drug store with a wide variety of treatments. Listen to this article (info/dl) [BUTTON] Play sound This audio file was created from a revision of Pimple dated 2010-04-26, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. (Audio help) More spoken articles Sound-icon.svg Contents * 1 Causes * 2 Treatment + 2.1 Over-the-counter medications + 2.2 Prescription medication * 3 See also * 4 References [edit] Causes a "whitehead" pimples can lead to significant swelling and may appear on the back and chest Blackheads -- sebum darkened by contact and reaction with air Inside the pore are sebaceous glands which produce sebum. When the outer layers of skin shed (as they do continuously), the dead skin cells left behind may become 'glued' together by the sebum. This causes the blockage in the pore, especially when the skin becomes thicker at puberty.^[2] The sebaceous glands produce more sebum which builds up behind the blockage, and this sebum harbours various bacteria including the species Propionibacterium acnes, causing infection and inflammation. [edit] Treatment See also: Acne vulgaris#Treatments [edit] Over-the-counter medications Common over-the-counter medications for pimples are benzoyl peroxide and/or salicylic acid and antibacterial agents such as Triclosan. Both medications can be found in many creams and gels used to treat acne [acne vulgaris] through topical application. Both medications help skin slough off more easily, which helps to remove bacteria faster. Acne Rosacea is not caused by bacterial infection. It is commonly treated with tretinoin. A regimen of keeping the affected skin area clean plus the regular application of these topical medications is usually enough to keep acne under control, if not at bay altogether. 1-2% of the population is allergic to benzoyl peroxide treatments.^[citation needed] [edit] Prescription medication Severe acne usually indicates the necessity of prescription medication to treat the pimples. Prescription medications used to treat acne ^[3] and pimples include isotretinoin, which is a retinoid. Historically, antibiotics such as tetracyclines and erythromycin were prescribed. While they were more effective than topical applications of benzoyl peroxide, the bacteria eventually grew resistant to the antibiotics and the treatments became less and less effective. Also, antibiotics had more side effects than topical applications, such as stomach cramps and severe discoloration of teeth. [edit] See also * Acne vulgaris * Blackhead [edit] References 1. ^ pimple at Dorland's Medical Dictionary 2. ^ Anderson, Laurence. 2006. Looking Good, the Australian guide to skin care, cosmetic medicine and cosmetic surgery. AMPCo. Sydney. ISBN 0 85557 044 X. 3. ^ Acne Skin Site --- Acne Treatment. v · d · eInfectious skin disease: Bacterial skin disease (L00–L08, 680–686) Gram + Firmicutes Staphylococcus (Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, Impetigo, Toxic shock syndrome) · Streptococcus (Impetigo, Cutaneous group B streptococcal infection, Streptococcal intertrigo, Cutaneous Streptococcus iniae infection, Erysipelas/Chronic recurrent erysipelas, Scarlet fever) · Corynebacterium (Erythrasma) Listeriosis Clostridium (Gas gangrene, Dermatitis gangrenosa) Mycoplasma infection · Erysipeloid of Rosenbach Actinobacteria Mycobacterium-related: Aquarium granuloma · Borderline lepromatous leprosy · Borderline leprosy · Borderline tuberculoid leprosy · Buruli ulcer · Erythema induratum · Histoid leprosy · Lepromatous leprosy · Leprosy · Lichen scrofulosorum · Lupus vulgaris · Miliary tuberculosis · Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex infection · Mycobacterium haemophilum infection · Mycobacterium kansasii infection · Papulonecrotic tuberculid · Primary inoculation tuberculosis · Rapid growing mycobacterium infection · Scrofuloderma · Tuberculosis cutis orificialis · Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis · Tuberculous cellulitis · Tuberculous gumma · Tuberculoid leprosy Cutaneous actinomycosis · Nocardiosis · Cutaneous diphtheria infection · Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection · Group JK corynebacterium sepsis Gram - Proteobacteria α: Endemic typhus · Epidemic typhus · Scrub typhus · North Asian tick typhus · Queensland tick typhus · Flying squirrel typhus · Trench fever · Bacillary angiomatosis · African tick bite fever · American tick bite fever · Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection · Rickettsialpox · Rocky Mountain spotted fever · Human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis · Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis · Flea-borne spotted fever · Japanese spotted fever · Mediterranean spotted fever · Flinders Island spotted fever · Verruga peruana · Brill–Zinsser disease · Brucellosis · Cat scratch disease · Oroya fever · Ehrlichiosis ewingii infection β: Gonococcemia/Gonorrhea/Primary gonococcal dermatitis · Melioidosis · Cutaneous Pasteurella hemolytica infection · Meningococcemia · Glanders · Chromobacteriosis infection γ: Pasteurellosis · Tularemia · Vibrio vulnificus infection · Rhinoscleroma · Haemophilus influenzae cellulitis · Pseudomonal pyoderma/Pseudomonas hot-foot syndrome/Hot tub folliculitis/Ecthyma gangrenosum/Green nail syndrome · Q fever · Salmonellosis · Shigellosis · Plague · Granuloma inguinale · Chancroid · Aeromonas infection ε: Helicobacter cellulitis Other Syphilid · Syphilis · Chancre · Yaws · Pinta · Bejel · Chlamydial infection · Leptospirosis · Rat-bite fever · Lyme disease · Lymphogranuloma venereum · Unspecified pathogen Abscess (Periapical abscess) · Boil/furuncle (Hospital furunculosis) · Carbuncle · Cellulitis (Paronychia/Pyogenic paronychia, Perianal cellulitis) · Acute lymphadenitis · Pilonidal cyst · Pyoderma Folliculitis (Superficial pustular folliculitis, Sycosis vulgaris) · Pimple · Ecthyma · Pitted keratolysis · Trichomycosis axillaris · Necrotizing fascitis · Gangrene (Chronic undermining burrowing ulcers, Fournier gangrene) · Elephantiasis nostras · Blistering distal dactylitis · Botryomycosis · Malakoplakia · Gram-negative folliculitis · Gram-negative toe web infection · Pyomyositis · Blastomycosis-like pyoderma · Bullous impetigo · Chronic lymphangitis · Recurrent toxin-mediated perineal erythema · Tick-borne lymphadenopathy · Tropical ulcer · M: INT, SF, LCT anat/phys/devp noco(i,b,d,q,u,r,p,k,c,v)/cong/tumr(n,e,d), sysi/epon proc, drug (D2/3/4/5/8) v · d · eSymptoms and signs: skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20–R23, 782) Disturbances of skin sensation/ somatosensory disorder Hypoesthesia · Paresthesia (Formication) · Hyperesthesia Hypoalgesia · Hyperalgesia Circulation Cyanosis · Pallor/Livedo (Livedo reticularis) · Flushing · Petechia Edema Peripheral edema · Anasarca Other Rash · Desquamation · Induration · Diaphoresis · Mass (Neck mass) M: INT, SF, LCT anat/phys/devp noco(i,b,d,q,u,r,p,k,c,v)/cong/tumr(n,e,d), sysi/epon proc, drug (D2/3/4/5/8) M: SKA anat/phys/devp noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon proc, drug(D10) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimple" Categories: Dermatologic terminology Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from May 2010 | All articles needing additional references | Spoken articles | Articles with hAudio microformats | All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements from May 2010 Personal tools * Log in / create account Namespaces * Article * Discussion Variants Views * Read * Edit * View history Actions Search ____________________ (Submit) Search Navigation * Main page * Contents * Featured content * Current events * Random article * Donate to Wikipedia Interaction * Help * About Wikipedia * Community portal * Recent changes * Contact Wikipedia Toolbox * What links here * Related changes * Upload file * Special pages * Permanent link * Cite this page Print/export * Create a book * Download as PDF * Printable version Languages * Deutsch * Español * فارسی * Français * हिन्दी * മലയാളം * Latina * Lëtzebuergesch * Nederlands * Polski * Русский * 中文 * This page was last modified on 12 January 2011 at 18:36. * Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 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