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...
| Authors: | , , , |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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