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Zuzana Nevoralova

Jihlava Hospital, Czech Republic

Title: Maskne

Abstract

Maskne is defined as acne, which newly emerged or worsened in connection with a usage of face protection equipment (FPE). It is a form of mechanic acne developed as a result of permanent contact and friction between textiles and skin. A prolonged usage of FPE causes in addition a hot and humid microclimate on a skin surface, which modifies a sebum production and subsequently a microbial balance is impaired. Maskne is situated on an area covered by FPE or in an „O“ zone, more often on a chin than on cheeks. Most often mild forms of acne are present with papules, comedones and seborrhoea. More severe forms (big papules, nodules) are caused by worsening of pre-existing forms of acne due to unfavourable usage of FPE. The first step in a treatment of maskne is rigorous education of patients. According to the severity of clinical manifestations common local, or less often systemic medicines are used in compliance with to the recommendations valid for acne vulgaris.

Biography

Zuzana Nevoralova is working in Hospital of Jihlava, Czech Republic. She is a scientific secretary of the Hospital of Jihlava, a co-chair of the Scientific Council of the Hospital of Jihlava, a co-chair of the ethical commission of the Hospital of Jihlava, a scientific secretary of the honorary council of JIMEA (Jihlava´ Medical Academy), a deputy head physician of dermatovenereologic department, Polytechnic University, Jihlava, Czech Republic- a teacher of dermatovenereology. She is a deputy chairman of the acne and facial dermatoses section Dermatovenereologic Society of the Czech Medical Society. She is a a member of the European Academy of Dermatovenereology, member of EADV task force for skin disease in pregnancy. Member of EADV task force for acne and rosacea. She is an author of almost 500 lectures (including invated lectures at EADV congresses and oral poster presentations at AAD congresses), of about 150 publications in Czech and Slovac professional magazines and abroad, 3times in a magazine with IF, author of monography Isotretinoin in praxis (2012), editor and co-author of a book Facial dermatoses (2016, 2018). In 2006-2011, she did her doctoral studies in Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic on a topic of doctoral thesis: The follow-up of patients with acne vulgaris treated with peroral isotretinoin.