Acne in pregnancy: A prospective multicenter, cross-sectional study of 295 patients in Turkey
| Autor: | Filiz Topaloğlu Demir, Aslı Tatlıparmak, Emin Ozlu, Emine Çölgeçen, Kiymet Handan Kelekci, Murat Ozturk, Emine Ünal, Duriye Deniz Demirseren, Ayse Serap Karadag, Berna Aksoy, Hatice Kaya Özden, Mustafa Tosun, Ayşegül Yalçınkaya İyidal, Ömer Kutlu, WenChieh Chen, Selma Emre |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Turkey Cross-sectional study Dermatology macromolecular substances Severity of Illness Index 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Acne Vulgaris medicine Humans Endocrine system Prospective Studies Acne hirsutism business.industry medicine.disease Polycystic ovary Cross-Sectional Study Irregular menstruation Cross-Sectional Studies 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Demographic Female medicine.symptom Previous pregnancies business Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND There are only a few studies on acne in pregnancy. This study was aimed to investigate the demographic, clinical, and familial characteristics of acne in pregnancy, triggering factors including endocrine diseases, and association of these findings with acne in different trimesters of pregnancy. METHODS Pregnant women aged 18 years and older with acne at any stage of pregnancy were consecutively interviewed at the participating centers during the study period from 2016 to 2019. Acne severity was evaluated using the Comprehensive Acne Severity Scale. RESULTS A total of 295 pregnant women with acne were included, with 167 (56.6%) patients showing mild, 87 (29.5%) moderate, six (12.2%) severe, and five (1.7%) very severe acne. Truncal acne was significantly higher in the third trimester than in the other stages (P |
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