Acne Spot Quiz: 8 Breakout Questions

A 14-year-old girl had been coping with physical, emotional, and environmental stressors-and now acne. An 11-year-old girl who had been using a pomade on her hair complained of facial acne that she said came “out of nowhere.”

In earlier slideshow case presentations, Dr Jon Schneider described how he used close examination and thorough histories to solve the mysteries behind both breakouts.

Take this quick quiz, based on Dr Schneider’s reports, to test your knowledge of this common teenage plague.

Note: If you would like more information on any of the questions, links to the original articles, “Life's Not so Simple with Asthma and Pimples” and “Acute-onset Acne: A Mysterious Case,” are provided on the last page of the quiz.

For more information on all questions and answers, please visit “Life's Not so Simple with Asthma and Pimples” and “Acute-onset Acne: A Mysterious Case.”