INTRODUCTION Acne vulgaris is one of the most common skin conditions in children and adolescents. The presentation, differential diagnosis, and association of acne with systemic pathology differs by age of presentation. Current acknowledged guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pediatric acne are lacking, and there are variations in management across the spectrum of primary and special...

OBJECTIVES To determine the association between hyperandrogenism and obesity with acne, and correlation between the severity of acne with the clinical and laboratory parameters of hyperandrogenism. METHODS One hundred and forty-one female with acne vulgaris and 73 healthy women were included in this study. The correlation of clinical and laboratory signs of hyperandrogenism and the severity o...

Introduction: Acne is one of the most common diseases in dermatology. It has been claimed that acne and weight gain are clinical markers of hyperandrogenism, and it seems that obesity is associated with increased responsiveness to androgenic hormones and acne severity. This investigation may aid in finding the possible relationship between severity of acne and Body Mass Index (BMI) in order to ...

the multiple etiologic factors involved in acne make the use of various medications necessary to treat the condition. this study aimed to determine the efficacy of mupirocin and rifampin used with standard treatment in the management of acne vulgaris. in a multicentre, randomized controlled, triple-blinded study, a total of 105 acne patients, with a clinical diagnosis of moderate to severe acne...

BACKGROUND Subcision is a procedure that has been reported to be beneficial in treatment of acne scars. OBJECTIVE This stady aims to assess the efficacy of subcision in the treatment of rolling acne scars and evaluate a novel subdermal filler 'absorbable plain catgut suture' with subcision. METHODS Twenty-two patients with rolling acne scars underwent subcision, 20 of whom completed treatme...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of treatment of established acne scars with a sequential combination of treatment using a 1450-nm, midinfrared, nonablative diode laser with dynamic cooling spray and 30% trichloroacetic acid peels. METHODS In this prospective study 9 patients with atrophic rolling, boxcar, or both types of scars received 4 monthly treatments using a 1450-nm, midinfrared, no...

Kenya: cross-sectional community survey Acne vulgaris is a common chronic inflammatory condition of the pilosebaceous glands. Acne is estimated to affect 9.4% of the world’s population with the highest prevalence in adolescents. The incidence of acne varies among countries and between ethnic groups. In the general population, the prevalence of acne ranges from 0.1% in northern Tanzania to a hig...

Objectives: Zinc is a trace element required for the growing and developing organism and is found in quite high levels in the epidermis of the skin. Zinc deficiency is one of the most common mineral deficiencies encountered in our country where 70-80% of the daily calorie requirement is obtained from grains and grain products. The aim of our study was to determine the effect of zinc deficiency ...

Recent reviews on “The role of diet in acne: facts and controversies”1 and “Nutrition and acne”2 were interesting but may not have adequately challenged the dogma that chocolate does not exacerbate acne vulgaris. Our Medline search, using the key words “acne and chocolate,” showed that only 3 studies examined the role of chocolate consumption and acne. One clinical trial had 8 patients,3 anothe...

UNLABELLED Acne vulgaris is a chronic condition affecting more than 85% of adolescents and young adults. It is one of the most common diseases affecting humanity and its impact on quality of life (QoL) is important. The impact of acne on QoL in Indian patients remains undocumented. The study was undertaken to detect the impact of acne vulgaris and related factors that may influence the QoL. M...