A 35-year-old member asked:
my son has this rash, a form of acne, that his doctor said he'll always have, small, bumpy pimples. ideas on remedy?
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
Get consult: No acne variant is permanent. I'd get with a dermatologist and get the exact name. I've seen adenoma sebaceum of tuberous sclerosis mistaken for acne by a group of physicians who should have known better. There are a host of other skin diseases as well -- even after 3 decades doing medicine, i'm still learning new ones.
Answered on May 22, 2013
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