Found 929 articles for: "acne"
Tolerability and Irritation Potential of Four Topical Acne Regimens in Healthy Subjects
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 644 | Copyright © June 2013
Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) is a cornerstone of acne therapy, often used in combination with a topical antibiotic and/or a retinoid. Three independent 2-week studies were conducted in healthy subjects to ...
Read More40 Years of Topical Tretinoin Use in Review
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 638 | Copyright © June 2013
Topical tretinoin has been approved for use in dermatology for 40 years and is currently approved for the treatm...
Read MoreA Single-Center, Randomized Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Study to Examine the Safety and Efficacy of 3mg Drospirenone/0.02mg Ethinyl Estradiol Compared With Placebo in the Treatment of Moderate Truncal Acne Vulgaris
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 633 | Copyright © June 2013
BACKGROUND: Acne is a common disease of the face, chest and back, initially triggered by androgens. 3mg Drospirenone (DRSP)/0.02mg ethinyl estradiol (EE), an oral contraceptive and antiandrogen, has ...
Read MoreClinical Relevance of Skin Barrier Changes Associated With the Use of Oral Isotretinoin: The Importance of Barrier Repair Therapy in Patient Management
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 626 | Copyright © June 2013
Oral isotretinoin is a non-aromatic oral retinoid that is highly effective for the treatment of severe inflammatory acne vulgaris that is refractory and/or prone to scarring, and has also been used s...
Read MoreA Phase IV, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Use of Triple-Combination Therapy With Minocycline HCl Extended-Release Tablets, a Topical Antibiotic/Retinoid Preparation and Benzoyl Peroxide in Patients With Moderate to Severe Acne Vulgaris
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 619 | Copyright © June 2013
BACKGROUND: Moderate to severe acne vulgaris is often treated with a combination of an oral antibiotic, topical antibiotic/retinoid, and benzoyl peroxide (BP), but data are limited on the efficacy of...
Read MorePreadolescent Moderate Acne Vulgaris: A Randomized Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Topical Adapalene-Benzoyl Peroxides
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 611 | Copyright © June 2013
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the efficacy and safety of adapalene 0.1%-benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel (adapalene-BPO) in patients 9-11 years old with acne vulgaris.
METHODS: Enrolled subjects were male or f...
Read MoreWhat More Can We Learn About Acne and Rosacea? Just Keep Reading, Questioning, and Searching for Clinical Relevance Beyond the Limitations of Clinical Trials
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Editorials | 609 | Copyright © June 2013
Decoding Acne: Genetic Markers, Molecules, and Propionibacterium Acnes
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Department | 61 | Copyright © June 2013
The understanding of acne vulgaris (AV) has evolved with a greater recognition of the sequence of inflammation, especially prelesional inflammation. Propionibacterium acnes is not the primary inducer ...
Read MoreThe Role of Benzoyl Peroxide in the New Treatment Paradigm for Acne
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Supplement Individual Articles | 73 | Copyright © June 2013
Bacterial resistance became a true clinical concern for dermatologists in the 1980s, when the first reports emerged of the resistance of Propionibacterium acnes to oral antibiotics. Subsequen...
Read MoreMessages From Molecules: Deciphering the Code
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Supplement Individual Articles | 70 | Copyright © June 2013
Acne therapy should be based on pathogenesis. Current mainstays of therapy include topical retinoids, antibiotics, and benzoyl peroxide. Newer research has shown that inflammation may precede comedo f...
Read MoreWhat's New in Acne and Inflammation?
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Supplement Individual Articles | 67 | Copyright © June 2013
Acne is a disease that leaves physiological as well as physical scars. As we attempt to understand this complicated disease, new research challenges our traditional understanding that the microcomedon...
Read MoreAcne: Evolving Concepts of Pathogenesis Need to Guide Therapeutic Developments
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Supplement Individual Articles | 66 | Copyright © June 2013
Clinical Trial Review
May 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 5 | Features | 596 | Copyright © May 2013
Clinical Trial Review is a JDD department designed to provide physicians with information on drugs and devices undergoing clinical testing. It is our goal to inform the reader of the status of select...
Read MorePipeline Previews
May 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 5 | Features | 594 | Copyright © May 2013
Pipeline Previews brings to you information on the newest drugs and medical products as they become available to the dermatologic community. This department may include additional information from th...
Read MoreIododerma Following Serial Computed Tomography Scans in a Lung Cancer Patient
May 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 5 | Case Reports | 574 | Copyright © May 2013
Iododerma is a rare cutaneous eruption occurring after iodine administration. Nine cases of iododerma following intravenous contrast have been reported in the English-language literature, typically in...
Read MoreCombination Therapy for Psoriasis in the United States
May 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 546 | Copyright © May 2013
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is treated with several classes of treatments that may be used in combination, but the ways combination therapies are used are not well characterized.
PURPOSE: To determine...
Read MoreThe Clinical Effects of Zinc as a Topical or Oral Agent on the Clinical Response and Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Acne: A Systematic Review of the Literature
May 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 542 | Copyright © May 2013
This article reviews the published literature about the efficacy of oral and topical zinc as treatments for acne vulgaris. The medical literature was systematically reviewed to identify relevant artic...
Read MoreCosmeceuticals for Recurrence Prevention After Prior Skin Cancer: An Overview
May 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 516 | Copyright © May 2013
INTRODUCTION: Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of both nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancers has increased ...
Read MoreThe Therapeutic Role of Isotretinoin in the Management of Behçet's Disease: A Single-Blinded, Controlled Therapeutic Study
April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 68 | Copyright © April 2013
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the long-term remission efficacy and safety of isotretinoin in the treatment of Behcet's disease (BD).
PATIENTS and METHODS: This single-blind, controlled therapeutic stu...
Read MoreUndesirable Effects After Treatment With Dermal Fillers
April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 59 | Copyright © April 2013
BACKGROUND: Soft tissue augmentation is one of the most frequent techniques in cosmetic dermatology. Nowadays, there are a high number of available materials. Nonanimal hyaluronic acid (HA) is one of ...
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