Background: One of the skin problems that are often experienced by teenagers today is acne. Acne vulgaris or acne a chronic inflammatory disease pilosebaceous follicles which characterized formation papules, pustules, nodules. Purpose: This study aims to provide an accurate description use topical antibiotics in patients and find out drugs used as self-medication for vulgaris. Methods: research...

### What you need to know Acne vulgaris is the eighth most common disease globally, resulting in >70 000 patients being referred for specialist care UK each year.12 While acne often affects adolescents, it not uncommon adults and can occur children. The clinical features vary depending on its severity associated psychological impact. may persist lead pigmentary changes permanent scarring. This ...

Because both acne vulgaris and folliculitis can present as inflammatory erythematous papules, pustules or nodules, they are often hard to distinguish. The importance to distinguish between these 2 shall be stressed as their pathogenesis and therapies are different and misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis may lead to improper treatment. We will introduce several special types of folliculitis that sh...

CLINICAL QUESTION What are the most effective treatment(s) for mild, moderate, severe, and hormonally driven acne? RESULTS Mild acne responds favorably to topical treatments such as benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, and a low-dose retinoid. Moderate acne responds well to combination therapy comprising-topical benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics, and/or retinoids, as well as oral antibiotics in refr...

Acne vulgaris is the most common skin disease, causing significant psychosocial problems such as anxiety and depression similar to a chronic illness for those afflicted. Currently, obtainable agents for acne treatment have limited use. Thus, development of novel agents to treat this disease is a high medical need. The anaerobic bacterium Propionibacterium acnes has been implicated in the inflam...

BACKGROUND Topical retinoids are considered first-line therapy in the treatment of acne vulgaris, yet can be associated with cutaneous irritations. Combination therapy with natural preparations could be effective in treatment and decreasing adverse events. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of the combination of tretinoin (TR) cream (0.05%) and Aloe vera to...

Acne is a chronic and multifactorial skin condition affecting about 80% of persons aged 11 to 30 years, the majority of whom are adolescents (Morelli, 2007, Shamban and Narurkar, 2009, Zaenglein and Thiboutot, 2006). Although acne has no cure and has the potential to cause emotional distress and permanent scarring, proper treatment can control the disease and greatly limit the morbidity. In rec...

Introduction: Acne is an affection that concerns 80% of young people in the world with a significant impact on their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the acne in the Dermatology Department of the Teaching Hospital of Parakou (THP). Patients and Methods: We achieved a cross sectional study carrying on 167 files collected on a...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Post-acne scarring is a common and well-known sequelae of acne vulgaris. We aim to study the impact of post-acne scarring on the quality of life (QOL) among young adults in Singapore. SETTINGS AND DESIGN This was a non-interventional prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients aged 21-40 years with atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars who attended the Nationa...

BACKGROUND Ah shi point acupuncture involves inserting needles at painful or pathological sites. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of ah shi point and general acupuncture point treatment of acne vulgaris. METHODS 36 subjects were recruited and randomised in a double-blind (patient-blind and observer-blind) controlled trial to receive acupuncture either at general acupuncture points only, o...