ACNE and ROSACEATwenty-five years have elapsed since the first publication of this book. The growth of basic knowledge since then has been both enormous and momentous. This has been a joyous enterprise for us. Our ability to treat acne and rosacea ef fectively has outpaced the vastly expanded understanding of their etiologies. Acne today is not only an eminently treatable disease; in some cases, for exam is actually curable. We think that no case is so severe as to pIe acne conglobata, it be beyond help with the array of diverse drugs now available. Treatment failure is really physician failure. Prevention of acne in high-risk children has also be come a promising possibility, now that it is possible to identify small comedones in prepuberty, as early as the age of 7 years. Topical comedolytic agents such as retinoids prescribed at the incipient stage might then prevent the evolution of the full-fledged disorder. This therapeutic maneuver could prevent the dreaded sequel of scarring. We adhere firmly to the beliefs expressed in 1975 regarding our mission. This text is dedicated to the dermatologists and other practitioners who must diagnose and treat these disfiguring, remarkably protean, common disorders. |
Contents
History of Acne and Rosacea | 1 |
Prevalence | 27 |
Epidermal Lipids | 50 |
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abscesses Acad Dermatol acne conglobata acne fulminans acne inversa acne lesions acne patients acne vulgaris acneiform eruptions adrenal androgen antiandrogens antibiotics Arch Dermatol bacteria benzoyl peroxide biopsy cells ceous ceramides cheeks chloracne Clin clinical closed comedones collagen comedogenic comedolytic comedones corneocytes corticosteroids cosmetics Cunliffe WJ Cutis cysts Demodex dermabrasion Dermatology dermis diagnosis disease disorder dose draining sinuses drug edema epidermal epithelial epithelium erythromycin face facial follicular Histopathology hormone horny inflammation inflammatory acne inflammatory lesions injection Invest Dermatol isotretinoin keratinization Kligman Left lipids ment mg/kg minocycline nodules occur open comedones oral isotretinoin papules papulopustules pigmented pilary Plewig G pore Propionibacterium acnes pustules retinoids Right rosacea rupture scalp scars sebaceous ducts sebaceous follicles sebaceous glands sebaceous lobules sebocytes seborrhea sebum sebum production severe acne side effects sions steatocystoma multiplex steroid acne stratum corneum syndrome testosterone tetracycline therapeutic therapy tion tissue topical treatment of acne tretinoin usually vellus hair weeks women