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Melasma or acne: Which one affects life quality of adult patients the more?

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dc.contributor.authorAksoy, Berna
dc.contributor.authorTatlıparmak, Aslı
dc.contributor.authorKoç, Erol
dc.contributor.authorShishehgarkhaneh, Ladan Rastgar
dc.contributor.authorIşik, Merve
dc.contributor.institutionAksoy, Berna, Department of Dermatology, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
dc.contributor.institutionTatlıparmak, Aslı, Department of Dermatology, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
dc.contributor.institutionKoç, Erol, Department of Dermatology, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
dc.contributor.institutionShishehgarkhaneh, Ladan Rastgar, Faculty of Medicine, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
dc.contributor.institutionIşik, Merve, Faculty of Medicine, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-05T16:12:45Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractObjectives:Aims: Melasma and acne affect life quality of patients significantly. The aim of this study is to compare Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) scores of adult melasma and acne patients with those of healthy individuals and to investigate which one of these skin disorders affects life quality the more Patients and Methods:Adult patients over the age of 25 years suffering from melasma and acne and healthy individuals who were matched for age and sex were included in this study retrospectively. Results:Median DLQI score was 6 for melasma patients. This score was 4.5 for acne adultorum patients and was 1 for healthy individuals. However the difference between DLQI scores of melasma patients and those of acne adultorum patients was not statistically significant. Conclusion:Any skin disorder involving the face like melasma and acne disturbs external appearance of patients and affect life quality of adult patients adversely. © 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.26657/Gulhane.00001
dc.identifier.endpage59
dc.identifier.issn13020471
dc.identifier.issn21468052
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85047789889
dc.identifier.startpage57
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26657/Gulhane.00001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14719/11849
dc.identifier.volume59
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGulhane Medical School, University of Health Sciences
dc.relation.sourceGulhane Medical Journal
dc.subject.authorkeywordsAcne
dc.subject.authorkeywordsAdult
dc.subject.authorkeywordsFace
dc.subject.authorkeywordsHealth Quality
dc.subject.authorkeywordsMelasma
dc.titleMelasma or acne: Which one affects life quality of adult patients the more?
dc.typeArticle
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