Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous units. Although the acne isnot a life threatening disease, studies have\r\nrevealed that it has significant effect on self-image and quality of life. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the health-related\r\nquality of life in patients with acne in an Iranian context. Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Cardiff Acne Disability Index\r\n(CADI) were used for measuring quality of life, and severity of acne was measured by Global Acne Grading System (GAGS). The\r\nmean (�±SD) of DLQI and CADI scores was 6.42 (�±4.77) and 5.97 (�±2.97), respectively. Acne influenced the quality of life in\r\n51.8% of patients from moderate to very much, and the quality of life was affected by the severity of acne (P < 0.01). Since acne\r\nhas significant effects on patientâ��s quality of life, the management of patients with acne requires more attention to different aspects\r\nof quality of life.
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