Assessment and treatment of patients with acne - Part I

Authors

  • Américo Figueiredo Especialista em Dermatologia e Venereologia, Director do Serviço de Dermatologia dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra; Professor de Dermatologia da Faculdade Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra. Serviço de Dermatologia dos HUC
  • António Massa Especialista em Dermatologia e Venereologia, Ex-Director do Serviço de Dermatologia do Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto. Clínica Dermatológica Dr. António Massa.
  • António Picoto Especialista em Dermatologia e Venereologia, Ex-Director do Centro de Dermatologia Médico-Cirúrgica de Lisboa. Clínica Dermatológica Privada.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v27i1.10821

Keywords:

Acne Vulgaris, Physiopathology, Etiology, Classification, Diagnosis

Abstract

The Portuguese Acne Advisory Board (PAAB), a group of Portuguese dermatologists with a special interest in acne, develop, as other international groups in this field, consensus recommendations for the treatment of acne. Overall, the goal is to provide a practice guideline to all physicians dealing with this entity. The continuing medical education dossier was divided in two parts: Part I - etiopathogeny and clinical features; Part II - therapy. This Part I reviews acne pathophysiology, clinical aspects, psychological and social impact and several myths surrounding this disease. Some other entities relevant for the differential diagnosis are described. The need of hormonal evaluation is also discussed.

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Published

2011-01-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2011): Revista Portuguesa de Clínica Geral

Section

Dossier

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How to Cite

Assessment and treatment of patients with acne - Part I. (2011). Portuguese Journal of Family Medicine and General Practice, 27(1), 59-65. https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v27i1.10821