Pathogenesis and Treatment of Acne and Rosacea

Front Cover
Christos C. Zouboulis, Andreas D. Katsambas, Albert M. Kligman
Springer, Jul 28, 2014 - Medical - 768 pages
This book, written by experts from across the world, provides comprehensive coverage of acne and rosacea, focusing in particular on pathogenesis and treatment but also considering clinical aspects, prognostic factors, and impacts on quality of life. Both standard knowledge and important, clinically relevant insights that have emerged over the past decade are presented with the goal of assisting the reader in understanding these diseases and improving treatment outcome. It is explained how high-level research has recently given rise to a variety of new concepts in etiology and treatment, and emerging trends are also discussed. The book is in a reader-friendly format that highlights core messages with a very practical and clinical focus. Pathogenesis and Treatment of Acne and Rosacea will be an indispensable reference for all physicians who care for patients with acne or rosacea and for scientists working in the field.
 

Contents

Embryology of the Pilosebaceous Unit
9
Molecular Aspects of Sebaceous Differentiation 19
18
Anatomy of the Sebaceous Gland
27
Experimental Models of the Sebaceous Gland 43
42
Acne Epidemiology and Socioeconomic Aspects 53
51
What We Have
59
The Role of Hyperkeratinization
71
The Role of the Sebaceous Gland
77
Topical Antibiotics
415
Topical Retinoids
425
Emerging Acne Treatments
441
The Antibiotic Resistance in Acne
459
Hormonal Therapy for Acne
477
Risk Factors of Acne Relapse 491
490
Chemical Peeling in Acne 511
510
Treatment of Acne Scarring
527

The Role of Bacteria
91
Acne and Genetics
109
Acne and Androgens
131
Acne and Bacteria
151
Acne and Smoking
167
Natural and Artificial Suntanning 185
184
Understanding Acne as a Chronic Disease 209
207
Childhood Acne
227
Adult Acne
243
BodyBuilder Acne
259
Acne and Heredity 279
277
Body Mass Index
295
The Leeds Acne Grading Technique
317
Modern Technology for Imaging and Evaluation
331
The Acne Genes
349
Urinary Hormone Analysis in Acne
363
EvidencedBased Treatment of Acne
379
Keratolytic Treatment 397
396
Acne and Quality of Life 545
544
Instruments of Measurement of Quality of Life in Acne
551
The SAHA Syndrome 563
562
The SAPHO Syndrome 579
578
The PAPA Syndrome
585
Acne in Transplantation Patients
591
The State of the Art
605
Rosacea and Neuropeptides
621
Rosacea and Demodex folliculorum
627
The Role of Adenosine Triphosphate in
640
Classical Clinical Presentations of Rosacea
653
A Variation of Rosacea? 661
660
A Treatment Strategy for Rosacea
683
Systemic Treatment of Rosacea
699
Cosmetics in Rosacea 719
718
Impact of Rosacea on Quality of Life 743
741
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Bibliographic information