Open AccessA review on the treatment of acne vulgaris
Author(s) -
Layton A. M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1742-1241
pISSN - 1368-5031
DOI - 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00695.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acne , psychosocial , dermatology , disease , identification (biology) , lesion , selection (genetic algorithm) , surgery , pathology , psychiatry , botany , biology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Summary The following article reviews treatment for acne vulgaris. Selection of therapy should be based on clinical appearance taking into account lesion type and severity, as well as identification of acne scarring and the psychosocial disability caused by the disease.