Disease Related Acne
When most of the population suffers acne, it has to do with puberty, natural hormone fluctuations, maybe even toxic buildup in the body, all highly treatable conditions. But there are also those who suffer from acne as a symptom of an underlying disease, not just hormones. Some are more common than others. But one I found interesting is called Bearn Kunkel syndrome. Otherwise known as Slater syndrome, Bearn Kunkel a term for lupoide hepatitis. It is an autoimmune chronic form of hepatitis, mostly seen in younger women. It is characterized by cirrhosis of the liver and increased plasma cells. There are quite a few symptoms such as hirsutism, moon facies, and obesity. But it also causes acne. So if you are suffering from acne, don’t go rushing to the doctor because you think you have Bearn Kunkel. It’s a bit harder to miss.
Another common acne causing disease is known as congenital adrenal hyperplasia. It can interfere with the natural hormones in your body, which would explain its connection to acne. This would also explain why steroids are often known to cause acne, though with steroids, it has more to do with the body increasing certain hormones rather than hormones in general.
Other acne causing issues include cushing’s syndrome, copper deficiency, diabetes, Garret-Tripp syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, ovarian tumors, Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome, hyperandrogenism, and congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Most of them affect the hormones and also cause extreme obesity in many individuals. And most of the diseases that have acne as a symptom also occur mostly or exclusively in men, because extreme levels of androgen have been specifically connected to higher levels of acne in terms of hormone imbalances. However, despite the fact that most acne can be treated using certain acne pills, acne scrubs, and acne serums, there are those exceptions.
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/acne/underly.htm