RECENT FINDINGS IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVIDENCE, CLASSIFICATION, AND SUBTYPES OF ACNE-VULGARIS

Authors
WHITE GM
Citation
Gm. White, RECENT FINDINGS IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVIDENCE, CLASSIFICATION, AND SUBTYPES OF ACNE-VULGARIS, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 39(2), 1998, pp. 34-37
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01909622
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Part
3
Supplement
S
Pages
34 - 37
Database
ISI
SICI code
0190-9622(1998)39:2<34:RFITEE>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Acne affects between 40 to 50 million individuals in the United States . Recent findings regarding the multifactorial pathogenesis of acne ha ve facilitated a reexamination of the classification of acne and acne- related disorders. Disorders without a microcomedo as the initial path ologic condition are no longer classified as ''acne.'' Research has al so identified that the clinical characteristics of acne vary with age, pubertal status, gender, and race. These findings may have implicatio ns for the clinical management of acne and acne-related disorders.