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Valerie G. Davis<\/p>\n
Chronic severe acne conglobata is a severe form of acne presenting with multiple deep abscesses.\u00a0 It is frequently a debilitating and painful condition.\u00a0 Treatment options include long-term systemic antibiotics, intralesional steroid injections, systemic retinoids, systemic steroids, adalimubab, electron beam radiation, and topical treatment.1\u00a0 These treatments frequently lack efficacy and may have risks of significant side effects.\u00a0\u00a0 Ozone therapy has been used successfully in treating acne and cysts.\u00a0 A 34 year-old white male presented with chronic, large, numerous, painful draining cysts of the trunk, groin and neck of ten years duration.\u00a0 The patient reported excessive alcohol ingestion and suicidal thoughts due to the pain.\u00a0 Past treatments with antibiotics and steroids were unsuccessful.\u00a0 During a period of one year the patient was treated with ozone: topical ozonated oil, full-body bag topical ozone, intralesional ozone, and ozone minor autohemotherapy. The patient reports a reduction in the number of daily lesions, reduction in pain, reduction in lesion drainage, decreased lesion resolution, an optimistic life outlook, and reduction of alcohol intake.\u00a0 The success of ozone therapy in this case indicates ozone therapy is a safe and effective option for patients with severe debilitating chronic acne conglobata<\/p>\n