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...

evidence acquisition a wide variety of treatment regimens exist for acne vulgaris including benzoil peroxide, retinoids, isotretinoids, keratolytic soaps, alpha hydroxy acids, azelaic acid, salicilic acid as well as hormonal, anti-androgen or antiseborrheic treatments. however, none of these methods is free of side effects and their exact role in therapy is not clear. in this paper apart from p...

BACKGROUND Acne is a very common skin condition during adolescence and adulthood. Patients with uterovaginal agenesis (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, MRKH) treated at the Tübingen University Center for Rare Female Genital Malformations, however, clinically appeared to be less frequently affected by acne. The etiology of MRKH syndrome remains unknown. The only known MRKH-associated mut...

Acne is a common skin disorder of teenagers and continues into adulthood. Research has been limited regarding acne prevalence, perception and health care utilization in Saudi Arabia. The objective of this study was to assess acne prevalence in final year female medical students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia using the global acne grading system (GAGS) compared with student’s self-report of their acne....

Acne is the most common disease treated by dermatologists based upon data from the 1996 U.S. Census. The lifetime prevalence of acne approaches 90%. Acne vulgaris is a chronic disease with the highest prevalence in adolescents. The onset of acne vulgaris occurs during the onset of puberty, which is at a younger chronological age in females than in males. Both females and males have acne that ex...

Acne vulgaris is an extremely common disease with numerous disease associations, but it is unclear what causes the normal pilosebaceous unit to turn into an inflamed acne lesion. The bacterium Propionibacterium acnes normally lives within the pilosebaceous unit, yet many studies over the last 50 years support a role for this organism in acne pathogenesis. While the specific role of P. acnes is ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of acne vulgaris on the quality of life of adult dermatology patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional and longitudinal questionnaire study. PATIENTS Sixty patients with acne vulgaris attending appointments with their dermatologists. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Findings using Skindex, a validated 29-item instrument to measure the effects of skin disease on patients' qu...

BACKGROUND Acne vulgaris has high prevalence, disturbing quality of life during adolescence. OBJECTIVES To measure dissastifaction and acne in 18-year-old male individuals and its associated factors. METHODS A questionnaire was applied by trained interviewers to all boys during selection for the military service. Dissatisfaction and acne was evaluated using a self-administered face scale. F...