Open comedones

Japanese: 開放性面皰 - かいほうせいめんぽう
Open comedones

...A change experienced by most people, especially during puberty, where the increase in sebum secretion due to sex hormone fluctuations accompanying sexual maturation and the accumulation of sebum in the hair follicles due to hyperkeratinization at the same time form comedones, which is the beginning of acne. Of these, those with open pores are called open comedones, and those with closed pores are called closed comedones. The former are commonly called blackheads because their surfaces are blackened. Papules develop when inflammation is caused by free fatty acids produced by the action of bacterial lipase, and their size varies depending on the severity of the inflammation. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "open comedones" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…思春期を中心に大部分の人に経験される変化で,性的成熟に伴う性ホルモン変動による皮脂排出量の増加と同時に角化亢進によって皮脂が毛囊内に貯留して面皰が形成されるのが〈にきび〉のはじまりである。このうち毛孔が開口しているものを開放性面皰,閉じているものを閉鎖性面皰といい,前者は表面が黒化しているので俗に〈黒にきび〉とよばれる。丘疹は,これに細菌のリパーゼが作用して生成された遊離脂肪酸による炎症が伴って発症するが,その程度によって大きさはさまざまである。…

※「開放性面皰」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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