Postadolescent acne in females

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 3-8

  Holzmann, Ruth ^a   Shakery, K ^a  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acne; Adult female; Hormones; Prevalence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AZELAIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; COSMETIC; ESTROGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CAUCASIAN; CHEEK; CHIN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMEDO; DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; INHERITANCE; JAW; LUTEAL PHASE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL STRESS; MONOTHERAPY; NECK; NOSE; ONSET AGE; POSTADOLESCENT ACNE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEBUM SECRETION; SKIN DEFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOPICAL TREATMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFLAMMATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84890091117     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354887     Document Type: Article

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