A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patients

This review focuses on the treatment options for adult female patients with acne. Acne in adult female patients may start during adolescence and persist or have an onset in adulthood. Acne has various psychosocial effects that impact patients’ quality of life. Treatment of acne in adult women specif...

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Main Authors:	A.U. Tan, MD, B.J. Schlosser, MD, PhD, A.S. Paller, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:	International Journal of Women's Dermatology
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647517300862

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spelling	doaj-247786102ec147d797931ac76aaefaac2020-11-24T21:46:34ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology2352-64752018-06-0142567110.1016/j.ijwd.2017.10.006A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patientsA.U. Tan, MDB.J. Schlosser, MD, PhDA.S. Paller, MDThis review focuses on the treatment options for adult female patients with acne. Acne in adult female patients may start during adolescence and persist or have an onset in adulthood. Acne has various psychosocial effects that impact patients’ quality of life. Treatment of acne in adult women specifically has its challenges due to the considerations of patient preferences, pregnancy, and lactation. Treatments vary widely and treatment should be tailored specifically for each individual woman. We review conventional therapies with high levels of evidence, additional treatments with support from cohort studies and case reports, complementary and/or alternative therapies, and new agents under development for the treatment of patients with acne.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647517300862
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author	A.U. Tan, MD B.J. Schlosser, MD, PhD A.S. Paller, MD
spellingShingle	A.U. Tan, MD B.J. Schlosser, MD, PhD A.S. Paller, MD A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patients International Journal of Women's Dermatology
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title	A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patients
title_short	A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patients
title_full	A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patients
title_fullStr	A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patients
title_full_unstemmed	A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patients
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publisher	Elsevier
series	International Journal of Women's Dermatology
issn	2352-6475
publishDate	2018-06-01
description	This review focuses on the treatment options for adult female patients with acne. Acne in adult female patients may start during adolescence and persist or have an onset in adulthood. Acne has various psychosocial effects that impact patients’ quality of life. Treatment of acne in adult women specifically has its challenges due to the considerations of patient preferences, pregnancy, and lactation. Treatments vary widely and treatment should be tailored specifically for each individual woman. We review conventional therapies with high levels of evidence, additional treatments with support from cohort studies and case reports, complementary and/or alternative therapies, and new agents under development for the treatment of patients with acne.
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A review of diagnosis and treatment of acne in adult female patients

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