DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i08.010

Pages: 2678-2681

Acne vulgaris is believed to be the most common disease of the skin. There is a very few studies in Bangladesh. Although acne vulgaris is not considered as a serious disease but it has some negative effects on the regular life of the patients with acne vulgaris. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of acne and its clinical severity on quality of life among the patients with acne vulgaris. This cross sectional study was conducted in Department of Dermatology, Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College, Sirajganj, Bangladesh during the period from January 2018 to December 2018. In total 120 patients with acne vulgaris were selected as the study population. The age range of the participants was 16-35 years. A detailed history was taken after obtaining consent from all the participants of study. Cardiff Acne disability index (CADI) and Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) were administered on patients to determine the impact of acne vulgaris on quality of life (QOL). In our study we found according to DLQI scores of acne showed no effect in 5.83% of the patients, small effect in 24.17% of the patients, moderate effect in 39.17% of patients, very large effect in 27.50% of patients and extremely large effects on only 3.33% of patients. According to CADI scores of acne showed low effect in 34.17% of the patients, majority had medium effect in 55% of patients and high effect was seen on 10.83% of patients. This was a single centered study with a small sized sample. So the findings of this study may not reflect the exact scenario of the whole country. Overall our study showed that, the quality of life is significantly impaired in patients of severe acne vulgaris.