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ACNE clinical guidelines
American Academy of Dermatology
This Guideline addresses the management of adolescent and adult patients who present with acne vulgaris.
The guideline discusses various acne treatments including:
- Topical therapies
- Systemic agents
- Physical modalities
- Lasers
- Photodynamic therapy
In addition, the guideline covers:
- Grading/classification system
- Microbiologic and endocrinologic testing
- Complementary/alternative therapies
- The role of diet
This guideline does not examine the treatment of acne sequelae (e. g. scarring, post-inflammatory dyschromia).
The work group was comprised of 17 recognized acne experts, one general practitioner, one pediatrician, and one adult patient.
Access the full acne guideline from JAAD in the PDF file BELOW.
Guideline highlights
- Acne is very common among adolescents and young adults, but can persist into adulthood
- Nearly 85% of teenagers are affected by acne at some point during their teenage years
- In total, over 50 million people have acne in the United States
- Permanent scarring, poor self-image, depression, and anxiety can result from acne
Pathogenesis
- Understanding of acne pathogenesis is evolving, but may involve a combination of the following factors:
- follicular hyperkeratinization
- microbial colonization with P. acnes
- sebum production
- complex inflammatory mechanisms
- neuroendocrine regulatory mechanisms
- diet
- genetic factors
- non-genetic factors
- Addresses the management of adolescent and adult patients who present with acne vulgaris. The acne treatments including:
- topical therapies
- systemic agents
- physical modalities
- lasers
- photodynamic therapy
- In addition, the guideline covers:
- grading/classification system
- microbiologic and endocrinologic testing
- complementary/alternative therapies \
- the role of diet
This guideline does not examine the treatment of acne sequelae (e. g. scarring, post-inflammatory dyschromia
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