Management of mild to moderate acne vulgaris

Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous units. It is the most common diagnosis in dermatology and regularly affects adolescents and young adults. Acne can be mild, moderate or severe. Treatment includes topical keratolytics, topical retinoids, antibiotics, hormonal therapy and sy...

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Main Authors: P. Malahlela, M.H. Motswaledi
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Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2013-06-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/3641
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description Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous units. It is the most common diagnosis in dermatology and regularly affects adolescents and young adults. Acne can be mild, moderate or severe. Treatment includes topical keratolytics, topical retinoids, antibiotics, hormonal therapy and systemic retinoids in severe cases.
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spelling doaj-art-c3a2d85756e7462a86b650d7caec77f62025-08-20T03:47:10ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042013-06-0155310.1080/20786204.2013.108743434813Management of mild to moderate acne vulgarisP. Malahlela0M.H. Motswaledi1Department of Dermatology, University of LimpopoDepartment of Dermatology, University of Limpopo,Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous units. It is the most common diagnosis in dermatology and regularly affects adolescents and young adults. Acne can be mild, moderate or severe. Treatment includes topical keratolytics, topical retinoids, antibiotics, hormonal therapy and systemic retinoids in severe cases.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/3641acne vulgarischronic inflammatory disease
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Management of mild to moderate acne vulgaris
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chronic inflammatory disease
title Management of mild to moderate acne vulgaris
title_full Management of mild to moderate acne vulgaris
title_fullStr Management of mild to moderate acne vulgaris
title_full_unstemmed Management of mild to moderate acne vulgaris
title_short Management of mild to moderate acne vulgaris
title_sort management of mild to moderate acne vulgaris
topic acne vulgaris
chronic inflammatory disease
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