Optimizing Non-Antibiotic Treatments for Patients with Acne: A Review

Dermatology and Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 555-578

  Canavan, Theresa N ^a   Chen, Edward ^a   Elewski, Boni E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Antibiotics; Azelaic acid; Isotretinoin; Light therapy; Retinoids; Spironolactone; Subantimicrobial

Indexed keywords

ADAPALENE; ADAPALENE PLUS BENZOYL PEROXIDE; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZELAIC ACID; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE PLUS CLINDAMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ISOTRETINOIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; SALICYLIC ACID; SPIRONOLACTONE; TAZAROTENE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ACNE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BREAST TENDERNESS; CHEILITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GYNECOMASTIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; METRORRHAGIA; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING; XEROSIS;

EID: 84996899186     PISSN: 21938210     EISSN: 21909172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13555-016-0138-1     Document Type: Review

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