Thiboutot is the chair of the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in
Acne, an international group of dermatologists interested in
acne research and education; they have been meeting regularly since 2001 and continuously evaluate the literature on
acne.
Pathological mechanisms of
acne with special emphasis on Propionibacterium
acnes and related therapy.
acnes bacteria secrete on skin-the protein is associated with the inflammation that leads to
acne,' he added.
Examining the impact of contraception on
acne in adolescents is clinically important because
acne affects about 85% of adolescents, and contraceptives may influence the course of
acne disease.
The presence of
acne has a very significant impact on self-esteem and the quality of life of patients.
Many people think that
acne is just pimples, but a person who has
acne can have any of these blemishes: blackheads, whiteheads, papules, pustules (what many people call pimples), cysts and nodules.
Acne has long been associated with ill psychological effects and was well described in 1948 by Sulzberger and Zaidens: "There is probably no single disease which causes more psychic trauma, more maladjustment between parents and children, more general insecurity and feeling of inferiority and greater sums of psychic suffering than does
acne vulgaris.
When fat based cosmetics are used frequently and for a long time, they may lead to development of
acne or exacerbate present
acnes.
Abstract Although
acne is described in very ancient writings dating back to Ebers papyrus, its clear description is found after Fuchs coined the term '
Acne vulgaris' and Erasmus Wilson separated it from
acne rosacea.
acnes bacteria from the noses of 49 pimply and 52 clear-skinned volunteers.
BERLIN --
Acne is a condition that's widely misunderstood by nondermatologist clinicians, insurers, and patients, according to a recent call to action by the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in
Acne, a 20-member international panel of
acne experts.
Dermatologists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed Propionibacterium
acnes vaccines with demonstrated efficacy in mouse models (Infect.
The Propionibacterium
acnes bacterium lives on normal skin but in those prone to
acne, the build-up of sebum creates an environment in which these bacteria can multiply.
acnes in an individual
acne pimple, preventing infection and letting skin return to normal.
The features of
acne include excess sebum production, obstruction of the pilosebaceous duct caused by hyperkeratinisation, colonisation by Propionibacterium
acnes and inflammation.
