Algorithm for acne treatment: Ibero-Latin American consensus

Acne is a chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory disease with high prevalence among adolescents. By compromising face, thorax and back, with the risk of permanent scars, it has a negative impact on the quality of life. Effective, safe and early treatment is the key to remission, while decreasing the...

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Authors: Bagatin, Edileia [UNIFESP], Florez-White, Mercedes, Isabel Arias-Gomez, Maria, Kaminsky, Ana
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/51240
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20177003
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/51240
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Acne Vulgaris
Algorithms
Guideline
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Summary:Acne is a chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory disease with high prevalence among adolescents. By compromising face, thorax and back, with the risk of permanent scars, it has a negative impact on the quality of life. Effective, safe and early treatment is the key to remission, while decreasing the risk of physical and/or emotional sequelae. The Iberian-Latin American Group of Acne Studies joined professionals with expertise and developed a practical therapeutic algorithm, adapted to the reality of Latin American countries, Spain and Portugal. This article intends to disseminate it with an updated review on a rational, safe and effective acne treatment.