The age-old problem of acne()

Acne vulgaris is one of the top three most commonly encountered dermatological problems worldwide in both primary and secondary care. Acne diagnosis and treatment date back to ancient Greek and Egyptian times. This article explores acne through the ages and discusses past theories on etiology and tr...

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Autores principales: Mahmood, N.F., Shipman, A.R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5440448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28560299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2016.11.002
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description Acne vulgaris is one of the top three most commonly encountered dermatological problems worldwide in both primary and secondary care. Acne diagnosis and treatment date back to ancient Greek and Egyptian times. This article explores acne through the ages and discusses past theories on etiology and treatment with particular focus on the discovery of retinoids and their impact on women’s health.
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spelling pubmed-54404482017-05-30 The age-old problem of acne() Mahmood, N.F. Shipman, A.R. Int J Womens Dermatol Original Research Acne vulgaris is one of the top three most commonly encountered dermatological problems worldwide in both primary and secondary care. Acne diagnosis and treatment date back to ancient Greek and Egyptian times. This article explores acne through the ages and discusses past theories on etiology and treatment with particular focus on the discovery of retinoids and their impact on women’s health. Elsevier 2016-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5440448/ /pubmed/28560299 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2016.11.002 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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