Topical treatments for acne
| Autor: | Andreas Katsambas, Marita Kosmadaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Azelaic acid Administration Topical Dermatology Benzoyl peroxide Pharmacology Dapsone Retinoids 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Propionibacterium acnes 0302 clinical medicine Anti-Infective Agents Acne Vulgaris medicine Humans Dicarboxylic Acids Acne Benzoyl Peroxide biology business.industry Inflammatory acne biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents 030104 developmental biology Benzyl peroxide Dermatologic Agents medicine.symptom business Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Clinics in Dermatology. 35:173-178 |
| ISSN: | 0738-081X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.10.010 |
| Popis: | Topical drugs have been used successfully to treat acne for decades. This review discusses the use, efficacy, and safety of options available via prescription. Topical antibiotics, dapsone, benzyl peroxide, azelaic acid, and topical retinoids are included. Topical antibiotics should not be used as monotherapy but rather be combined with other agents to avoid resistant Propionibacterium acnes strains. Benzoyl peroxide is effective in preventing bacteria resistance. Topical retinoids address primarily the comedonal but also the inflammatory lesions of acne. Azelaic acid is useful in treating acne lesions and for lightening postinflammatory hyperpigmentation that may accompany inflammatory acne lesions. Combinations of agents that address different aspects of acne pathogenesis may offer higher benefit to acne patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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