Pediatria pre prax 4/2010

Acne vulgaris

Different acne forms and its differential diagnoses are presented. Later the article includes possibilities of topical and systemic treatment, their indications and side effects. Good choise of external therapy agent is completed by different possibilities of their combinations. Systemic therapy includes antibiotic therapy possibilities and espetially the combinations of contraceptive and hormonal drugs in detail. Isotretinoin therapy includes not only the conditions of treatment, but also good choice of doses and duration of therapy. The other less used acne healing drugs and corrective dermatology methods used are presented.

Keywords: acne vulgaris, acne, differential diagnose, therapy.