Review article

New Treatment Possibilities in Adolescent Acne

Aleksandra Basta Juzbašić ; KBC Zagreb

Abstract

Acne vulgaris is a polyetiologic disease that affects 80-85% of adolescents. It is also one of the most frequent skin diseases. In most patients acne is a highly treatable disease and depends on a stage of skin changes. In mild cases only topical treatment is sufficient, while in moderate and severe cases local treatment is combined with systemic treatment. Regular skin cleansing together with currently the most frequent combination of topical keratolytic and antimicrobial therapy will remove abundant skin surface lipids, prevent closure of follicular openings and new comedo formations, as well as papules and pustules. In moderate cases topical treatment is combined with oral antibiotics, mostly low-dose tetracyclines or azithromycin, while in severe cases oral isotretinoin remains the treatment of choice.

Keywords

acne vulgaris; treatment

Hrčak ID:

60292

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/60292

Publication date:

15.6.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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