Dermatológia pre prax 1/2007

ACNE VULGARIS – GOOD PRACTICE AND NOVELTIES IN THE PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT

Acne is the most common disease affecting especially adolescents of all ethnic groups with different incidence. Prevalence is almost 100 % with differences of disease seriousness. Although not life-threatening and not a major player in clinical and laboratory research, acne markedly influences quality of life and constitutes a socioeconomic problem. Not less than 15–30 % of acne patients require medical treatment due to severity of their clinical condition, 2–7 % of them experience life long post-acne scars. Choice of the treatment depends on severity of the clinical stage, i. e. number of skin leasions, extent or duration of the disease, and on the way of healing. Local therapy is suitable for mild forms of acne, severe forms are treated by systemic treatment in combination with topical preparations in all cases.

Keywords: acne vulgaris, topical treatment, systemic treatment.