A study of psychological impact of acne vulgaris on quality of life using CADI & DLQI scoring in patients attending dermatology OPD in tertiary care hospital

Acne Vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease with multifactorial etiology. It one of the leading reasons for visiting dermatologist. patients undergo considerable amount psychological impairment as face socially and psychologically most important body region. There no sufficient data available on Impact acne QoL in Indian patients. To Determine Quality Life using two different scoring systemsi.e.CADI & DLQI hospital based cross sectional study done at dermatology Opd tertiary care. year from January 2016 to December 2016. 500 diagnosed cases age groups 15-30 were studied. Informed written consent Photographs was obtained all A complete history, clinical examination, baseline ‘global grading system’ being performed. life vulagaris studied pre- structured questionnaire (Dermatological quality index) CADI (Cardiff disability index systems). Based GAGS, 80% mild, 19% moderate remaining 1% had severe acne. Majority very large effect (76%) medium impact (86%. 12.4%) scoring. The results show that majority QoL. Hence caused by must be taken into account when individualizing treatment health professionals include measurements provide better