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Acne fulminans (also known as Acute febrile ulcerative acne) is a severe form of the skin disease acne which can occur after unsuccessful treatment for another form of acne acne conglobata. The condition is thought to be an immunologically induced disease in which elevated level of testosterone causes a rise in sebum and population of Propionibacterium acnes bacteria.

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