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...

Rhinophyma may have been first recognized in ancient Greece and Arabia.1,2 Elliott et al. and Matton et al. credit Hebra with naming the disease in the mid-nineteenth century.3,4 The name is derived from the Greek rhis, for nose, and phyma, meaning growth. Many imaginative terms have been used to describe the erythematous, hypertrophied, and inflamed nose that typifies rhinophyma. In the past, ...

CONTEXT Medical journals have allowed researchers to share their latest discoveries, especially in the most common diseases affecting patients worldwide. OBJECTIVE To analyze trends in the frequency of original research into common dermatologic diseases from 1970 to 2010. DESIGN A retrospective review of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Archives of Dermatology was ...

The fourth article in this 5-part series reviews physical modalities and devices used to treat cutaneous rosacea based on consensus recommendations from the American Acne & Rosacea Society (AARS) on the management of the common presentations of cutaneous rosacea. The major therapeutic uses of physical modalities and devices, especially laser and light-based systems, are for treatment of telangi...

INTRODUCTION Solid facial edema (SFE) is a rare complication of acne vulgaris. To examine the clinical features of acne patients with solid facial edema, and to give an overview on the outcome of previous topical and systemic treatments in the cases so far published. METHODS We report two cases from Switzerland, both young men with initially papulopustular acne resistant to topical retinoids....

Demodex was first identified over 150 years ago, but only recently has it attracted wider interest as a contributor to chronic diseases such as acne rosacea or marginal blepharitis. Demodex is commonly found in the human population, in skin sebaceous glands or follicles. The frequency of Demodex infection increases with age, as it is mainly diagnosed after the age of seventy; however, it can so...

A 41-year-old white man with a long history of acne rosacea was referred for evaluation of a persistent erythematous lesion on his nose. The lesion had been present for 2 years and had proved resistant to topical and oral antibiotic therapy. Examination of the patient’s face revealed malar erythema, scattered acnei form papules , and an absence of comedones, consistent with mild acne rosacea. O...

TO THE EDITOR Tetracyclines are commonly used for the treatment of acne and rosacea. In addition to their antibacterial properties, tetracyclines are increasingly being studied for other properties, such as their anti-inflammatory properties (Jackson et al., 1999; Meier, 2000; Sho et al., 2004; Griffin et al., 2005; Tessone et al., 2006; Hackmann et al., 2008; RomeroPerez et al., 2008; Griffin ...

BACKGROUND Acne rosacea is an inflammatory disease affecting the central part of the face characterized by erythema, papules, papulo pustules and telangiectasias of unknown etiology. More recently numerous studies have described an association with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) and the extra gastric symptoms of cutaneous origin. OBJECTIVES To establish the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in...