Bacterial acne and fungal acne - distinguishing symptoms.
All people have acne at least once in their life and it is normal, but how do we know which type of acne we have?
What is bacterial acne?
Bacterial acne occurs when excess sebum accumulates in the body's follicles, mostly on the face, neck, and chest.
An indication of the growth of bacteria in contaminated, clogged follicles is the appearance of pimples on the surface of the skin, in the form of white or black pigment.
The risk of developing bacterial acne increases due to diet, environment, hormones, oral contraceptives, and other factors.
What is fungal acne?
It develops due to a fungus in the skin - in similar clinical cases, the skin fungus gets stuck in the hair follicles, and as a result, tiny and pimple-like bumps appear.
Distinguishing marks
Bacterial acne spreads to the face, chest, arms and other areas of the body. However, the size and color of the head are different (some are black dots and others are white, like pus).
Fungal acne is more monotonous. Fungal acne is characterized by small, red bumps. The rash appears on the chest, back, upper arms, and almost never on the face.
Fungal acne causes severe itching.
Source:
https://www.blume.com/blogs/blume-university/fungal-acne-vs-bacterial-acne
