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...

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...

Acne vulgaris is a complicated disease. It is primarily caused by dead skin, excessive sebum, and bacteria proliferation, all of which clogs hair follicles. The nature of this disease can start as comedone acne that affects young children, which progress into inflammatory acne in adolescent. The disease can persist into adulthood and is even reported to affect those 40 years of age. In adulthoo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical characteristics and epidermal barrier function of papulopustular rosacea by comparing with acne vulgaris. METHODS Four hundred and sixty-three papulopustular rosacea patients and four hundred and twelve acne vulgaris patients were selected for the study in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from March 2015 to May 2016. They were analyzed for major ...

Sebum production is thought to play a major role in acne vulgaris in adolescents. Psychological stress may exacerbate acne; however, it is not known whether the perceived association between stress and acne exacerbation is due to increased sebum production. The aims of this study were to determine: (i) if psychological stress in adolescents is associated with increased sebum production; and (ii...

INTRODUCTION Although acne vulgaris is common in adolescents, information on their understanding of acne is minimal. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the perceptions and beliefs of Saudi youth on acne. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred twenty-nine male students (aged 13-22 years) from 6 secondary schools in the Eastern Saudi Arabia completed a self-reported questionnaire on knowledge, causation, ex...

BACKGROUND Acne scar correction remains a challenge to the dermatologic surgeon. With nonablative laser resurfacing, this correction is imputed to dermal collagen remodeling and acne scar reorganization. Although atrophic acne scars tend to respond to laser treatment, the deeper ice pick and boxcar scars tend to be laser resistant. OBJECTIVE To investigate the treatment of atrophic and a mixe...