PMID:
J Dermatol. 2015 Mar ;42(3):296-9. Epub 2015 Jan 13. PMID: 25639454
Abstract Title:
Acne patients frequently associated with abnormal plasma lipid profile.
Abstract:
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between plasma lipid profile and acne. Acne patients (n = 181) and healthy volunteers (n = 130) matched in terms of both age and sex were enrolled. Plasma total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lipoprotein (LP)(a) levels were measured. TC, LDL-C and LP(a) levels in male and female patients with severe acne were significantly higher than in the healthy control group (P