OBJECTIVE To quantitatively document the presence and extent of a late luteal (premenstrual) acne flare in adult women. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Subjects were recruited from a general community dermatology practice and by advertising. SUBJECTS Adult women 18 to 44 years old with normal periods who were receiving no treatment for their acne. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Acne lesion counts we...

Acne fulminans is a rare and serious condition characterized by the sudden onset of nodular and ulcerative acne lesions associated with systemic symptoms. It has been recognized a subset of patients with a sudden worsening of acne, often during treatment with oral isotretinoin, but without the strong presence of systemic involvement. Recognized by some authors as "pseudo-acne fulminans" or " ac...

Acne is the most common dermatologic condition encountered in clinical practice, affecting nearly all adolescents and young adults to some degree. The pathophysiology of acne is complex. Increased sebum production by sebaceous glands and abnormal desquamation of hair follicles occur in response to increasing androgen levels with the onset of puberty. Obstruction of follicles causes follicular d...

introduction: acne scar is formed after severe episodes of acne in teen and earlyadult years. several treatment options have been used for depressed acne scars suchas punch grafting, punch excision carbon dioxide (co2) laser etc. moreover, studiesshow that laser skin resurfacing such as co2 fractional can effectively treat depressedacne scars. we investigated the efficacy of fractional co2 lase...

interleukin-8 (il-8) is a well-known inflammatory chemokine and suggested to be involved in the development of acne vulgaris. this study investigates il-8 plasma levels in acne patients and healthy controls and the molecular basis for the regulation of the il-8 gene in a pakistani population.patients with acne vulgaris (n=264) and healthy individuals (n=264) were enrolled in this investigation....

BACKGROUND Acne is the most common skin disease, affecting nearly 85% of the population as well as their lives. Acne can severely affect social and psychological functioning. Patients with acne may have anxiety, depression, decreased self-esteem, interpersonal difficulties, unemployment, social withdrawal, and even suicidal intent. AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate the temperament an...

BACKGROUND In the past, medical literature reflected that diet was not a proven cause of acne. However, studies in recent years have substantiated a link between certain dietary factors and acne. It is unclear whether patients are aware of recent research findings. OBJECTIVES Acne patients were surveyed to explore beliefs regarding the link between diet and acne, to determine whether these be...

The relationship between diet and acne is highly controversial. Several studies during the last decade have led dermatologists to reflect on a potential link between diet and acne. This article presents the latest findings on a potential impact that diet can have on pathogenesis of acne vulgaris. The association between diet and acne can no longer be dismissed. Compelling evidence shows that hi...

Introduction: Acne is a common problem in adolescent and youngage groups, for which several risk factors have been suggested.One of the risk factors is smoking. In studies on the relationshipbetween smoking and acne, conflicting results have been obtained.Method: This study was conducted on 133 male patients whowere visited at the dermatology clinic of Imam Reza hospital dueto acne as the case ...