Classic diseases revisited: Acne: a review of immunologic and microbiologic factors
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Classic diseases revisited Acne: a review of immunologic and microbiologic factors
Acne vulgaris is a self-limiting skin disorder seen primarily in adolescents, whose aetiology appears to be multifactorial. The four main aetiological factors are hypercornification of the pilosebaceous duct, increased sebum production, colonization with Propionibacterium acnes, and subsequently the production of inflammation. Considerable investigation has addressed the immunologic reaction to...
متن کاملAcne: a review of immunologic and microbiologic factors.
Acne vulgaris is a self-limiting skin disorder seen primarily in adolescents, whose aetiology appears to be multifactorial. The four main aetiological factors are hypercornification of the pilosebaceous duct, increased sebum production, colonization with Propionibacterium acnes, and subsequently the production of inflammation. Considerable investigation has addressed the immunologic reaction to...
متن کاملClassic diseases revisited Poliomyelitis
1996 is polio awareness year. This paper reviews the clinical syndrome of acute paralytic poliomyelitis and its sequelae. We discuss epidemiological studies of the syndrome of late functional deterioration many years after the acute infection and the current hypotheses of the pathophysiology ofsuch disorders. Recent evidence has suggested that potentially treatable factors may be implicated in ...
متن کاملClassic diseases revisited Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a common disabling disease of old age. The diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease is based on clinical signs and has poor sensitivity, with about 25% of patients confidently diagnosed as having the disease actually having other conditions such as multi-system atrophy and other parkinsonism-plus syndromes. Benign essential tremor and arteriosclerotic pseudoparkinsonis...
متن کاملClassic diseases revisited Abdominal tuberculosis
Tuberculosis has staged a global comeback and forms a dangerous combination with AIDS. The abdomen is one of the common sites of extrapulmonary involvement. Patients with abdominal tuberculosis have a wide range and spectrum of symptoms and signs; the disease is therefore a great minmc. Diagnosis, mainly radiological and supported by endoscopy, is difficult to make and laparotomy is required in...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.884.328