Management of severe acne

CC Zouboulis, V Bettoli - British Journal of Dermatology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Acne is the most common skin disease, affecting up to 95% of adolescents. Severe episodes
of acne can cause considerable physical and psychological scarring, and overexpression of …

Acne in women

M Ramos‐e‐Silva, S Ramos‐e‐Silva… - British Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This review focuses on the subject of acne in women, a disease that is increasingly common
and that can also affect men. Adult acne differs from the type of acne that occurs in …

A consensus‐based practical and daily guide for the treatment of acne patients

HP Gollnick, V Bettoli, J Lambert… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many current guidelines provide detailed evidence‐based recommendations
for acne treatment. Objective To create consensus‐based, simple, easy‐to‐use algorithms …

[PDF][PDF] Superiority of a combined contraceptive containing drospirenone to a triphasic preparation containing norgestimate in acne treatment

H Thorneycroft, H Gollnick, I Schellschmidt - Cutis, 2004 - cdn.mdedge.com
Materials and Methods Study Design—This was a prospective, double-blind comparative
study conducted from May 2000 to September 2001 at 56 investigational centers in Russia …

A randomized investigator‐blind parallel‐group study to assess efficacy and safety of azelaic acid 15% gel vs. adapalene 0.1% gel in the treatment and maintenance …

A Thielitz, A Lux, A Wiede, S Kropf… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Growing numbers of post‐adolescent females are suffering from treatment‐
resistant or relapsing adult acne forms, therefore requiring the definition of safe and effective …

Efficacy and tolerance of acne treatment using both spironolactone and a combined contraceptive containing drospirenone

A Krunic, A Ciurea, A Scheman - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The use of either oral contraceptives or antiandrogens has been shown to
be helpful in the treatment of women with acne. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the safety …

Acne vulgaris: review and guidelines.

M Ramos-e-Silva, SC Carneiro - Dermatology nursing, 2009 - search.ebscohost.com
Acne is a chronic disease of the pilosebaceous follicle that affects mainly adolescents. It
causes polymorph cutaneous lesions that may leave scars after regression. It is …

Skin improvement with two different oestroprogestins in patients affected by acne and polycystic ovary syndrome: clinical and instrumental evaluation

L Colonna, V Pacifico, S Lello, R Sorge… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite it is accepted that acne is mostly caused by an hyper‐responsiveness
of the pilo‐sebaceous unit to normal circulating androgen hormones, in a few patients …

Effects of an oral contraceptive containing chlormadinone and ethinylestradiol on acne-prone skin of women of different age groups: an open-label, single-centre …

M Kerscher, T Reuther, J Bayrhammer… - Clinical drug …, 2008 - Springer
Background and objective: Acne-prone skin, a common skin condition not only in
adolescents but also in adults, can significantly influence the affected individual's quality of …

Safety Data and Beneficial Effects of the Combined Oral Contraceptive Ethinylestradiol 0.03 mg/Chlormadinone Acetate 2 mg (Belara®) A 13-Cycle Observational …

DS Pushparajah, P Röhm, K Höschen, D Albers… - Clinical Drug …, 2011 - Springer
Background: The monophasic hormonal combined oral contraceptive (COC) ethinylestradiol
(EE) 0.03 mg/chlormadinone acetate (CMA) 2 mg (Belara®) has been shown to have good …