This book brings together world-famous acne researchers and specialists to compile a source of comprehensive, state-of-the-art information for management of acne. It examines acne as a chronic skin disease from pathogenesis to treatment.

The book covers the clinical aspects of acne, topical treatments, light therapies, environmental factors and more alongside real patient photos from around the world. Treatments that chapters explore include photodynamic therapy and topical retinoids. In addition to genetic and hormonal causes of acne, chapters also include discussions on the connections between acne and diet, and acne and environmental factors. International contributors make this text unique in that it can focus solely on acne but also include international factors.

Throughout the text, authors present the most up-to-date knowledge of acne pathophysiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, treatment, and more. Pathophysiology, in particular, includes information on bacteria, immunity, endocrinologic factors, various deteriorating factors and environmental factors. As for clinical features, adult acne, differences in clinical patterns by region and race, and acne fulminans are covered. Regarding treatment, the latest knowledge on existing treatments or treatment methods, new drugs, and core outcome measures are mentioned.

Acne: Current Concepts and Management is written for the dermatologist community from resident to researcher to privately practicing clinician.

Autorentext

Dae Hun Suh, MD, PhD

Department of Dermatology

Seoul National University College of Medicine

Seoul, South Korea

Inhalt
Chapters:1. Update on Cutibacterium acnes Professeur Brigitte Dréno•Cutibacterium acnes: recent data •Cutibacterium acnes and cutaneous microbiome interactions •Cutibacterium acnes and innate immunity •Should antibiotics always be used in acne? •What alternatives in the future?

2. Update on isotretinoin Professor Diane M. Thiboutot
3. Acne core outcome measures in clinical trials and practice Professor Jerry Tan
4. Adult acne Dr. Chee Leok Goh
5. Topical retinoids and acne (including the new 4th generation retinoid trifarotene) Professor Sewon Kang
6. "New drug developments in acne" Prof. Harald Gollnick
7. Acne and diet Professor Dae Hun Suh
8. Photodynamic therapy for acne vulgaris: the mechanism and clinical practice Professor Leihong Flora Xiang
9. Acne and insulin resistance Dr. Raj Kubba
10. Acne fulminans (including pathophysiology, new classification, clinical presentation, treatment and differential diagnosis) Professor Giuseppe Micali
11. "Acne and environmental factors Professor Qiang Ju
12. Acne on pigmented skin Prof. Stefano Veraldi
13. Up-to-date therapeutic approaches for acne scar in Korean Dermatology Clinic Dr. Hyuck Hoon Kwon
14. "Innate and adaptive immunity in acne" Professor Lajos Kemény
15. Differential diagnosis in acne (It includes clinical feature and diagnosis) Dr. Nobukazu Hayashi
16. "Epidemiology of acne in South America and research news from Brasil" Professor Edileia Bagatin
17. Acne and androgens Prof. Nopadon Noppakun
    Contributors: 1. Professeur Brigitte Dréno
    Chef de service de Dermato-Cancérologie Directeur Unité Thérapie Cellulaire et Génique Vice Doyen à la Recherche à la Faculté de Médecine de NantesFrance
    CHU Nantes - Place Alexis Ricordeau44093 Cedex 01 - FRANCETel : +33 2 40 08 31 18brigitte.dreno@atlanmed.fr
18. Professor Diane M. Thiboutot
    Department of DermatologyPenn State University College of MedicineUSA
    500 University Drive, UPC 1, Suite 100Hershey, PA 17033, USA Phone: 717-531-7437Fax: 717-531-4821dthiboutot@pennstatehealth.psu.edu 3. Professor Jerry Tan
    Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry University of Western OntarioCanada
    2224 Walker Rd, Ste 300 Windsor, Ontario Canada +1 519 971 9542 - phone jerrytan@bellnet.ca
19. Dr. Chee Leok Goh
    National Skin Centre Singapore
    1 Mandalay Road Singapore 308205 Singapore + 65 6253 4455 - phone drgohcl@gmail.com clgoh@nsc.gov.sg
20. Professor Sewon Kang
    Department of Dermatology ...