The American Academy of Dermatology updated its 2016 guidelines for the management of acne vulgaris. The updated guidelines include 18 evidence-based recommendations and five good practice statements.
In her session, Kim O’Connor, MD, discussed acne vulgaris, acne rosacea, and periorificial dermatitis and explained how to differentiate between them and treat them.
Research on the role of diet in acne has gone back and forth, said Linda F. Stein Gold, MD, at the 2019 American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting in New York.
In a recent study, researchers explored reasons for nonadherence to acne medication among patients and steps physicians could take to improve adherence.
For their study, researchers from the University of Calgary in Canada obtained and evaluated patient data from the 1986-2012 Health Improvement Network (THIN) in the United Kingdom.
Acne is associated with a higher risk for depression and suicidal ideation. In a new study, researchers assessed the potential association between acne, sexual orientation, and mental health.
Researchers examined trends in the duration of antibiotic treatment for inflammatory or nodulocystic acne and how they compare to guidelines recommending against antibiotic overuse.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended extending the use of adalimumab to include treatment of adults with active moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) who have failed to respond to...
