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Psychosomatic Medicine 32:503-508 (1970)
© 1970 American Psychosomatic Society

Stress, Acne and Skin Surface Free Fatty Acids

STEPHEN J. KRAUS MD1

1 Division of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio

Address for reprint requests: S. Kraus, MD, Division of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Emotional stress was accompanied by an exacerbation of acne vulgaris lesions and an increase in skin surface free fatty acids (ffa). Surface total lipids did not show a statistically significant change during the period of stress. A cause-and-effect relationship has not been established between skin surface free fatty acids and acne vulgaris, but this and other indirect evidence suggest that ffa may play an important role in the pathophysiology of acne.

Submitted on January 5, 1970
Revised on March 26, 1970




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