Serum parameters, diet and body mass index in acne vulgaris: a mini review

Authors

  • Amir Pouyan Ghahremani Department of General Medicine, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Azadeh Goodarzi Department of Dermatology, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Elham Behrangi Department of Dermatology, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Masoumeh Roohaninasab Department of General Medicine, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammadreza Ghassemi Department of Dermatology, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Niloofar Teymoori Department of General Medicine, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:

Skin as an outer layer of body and a main connection between the body and the environment is a way that pathogens can access the body; Therefore, it has a crucial protecting role for the body because of obstacle functioning and micobiota. Factors that seem to commonly contribute to the disease are follicular hyperkeratinization, propionibacterium acnes, sebum production, and inflammation; however, pathogenesis of acne vulgaris as an inflammatory skin disorder is still poorly understood. Google Scholar and PubMed databases were searched for all related articles, using the key words of zinc, diet, vitamin D, BMI, and acne vulgaris.  

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volume 23  issue 1

pages  32- 34

publication date 2020-04-01

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