Overview
- Part of the Updates in Clinical Dermatology series
- Written by world-famous acne researchers and specialists
- Appeals to dermatologists at every stage in their career
Part of the book series: Updates in Clinical Dermatology (UCD)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book brings together world-famous acne researchers and specialists to compile a source of comprehensive, state-of-the-art information for management of acne. It examines acne as a chronic skin disease from pathogenesis to treatment.
The book covers the clinical aspects of acne, topical treatments, light therapies, environmental factors and more alongside real patient photos from around the world. Treatments that chapters explore include photodynamic therapy and topical retinoids. In addition to genetic and hormonal causes of acne, chapters also include discussions on the connections between acne and diet, and acne and environmental factors. International contributors make this text unique in that it can focus solely on acne but also include international factors.
Throughout the text, authors present the most up-to-date knowledge of acne pathophysiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, treatment, and more.Pathophysiology, in particular, includes information on bacteria, immunity, endocrinologic factors, various deteriorating factors and environmental factors. As for clinical features, adult acne, differences in clinical patterns by region and race, and acne fulminans are covered. Regarding treatment, the latest knowledge on existing treatments or treatment methods, new drugs, and core outcome measures are mentioned.
Acne: Current Concepts and Management is written for the dermatologist community from resident to researcher to privately practicing clinician.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dae Hun Suh, MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul, South Korea
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Acne
Book Subtitle: Current Concepts and Management
Editors: Dae Hun Suh
Series Title: Updates in Clinical Dermatology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68996-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68995-7Published: 21 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68998-8Published: 22 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68996-4Published: 20 August 2021
Series ISSN: 2523-8884
Series E-ISSN: 2523-8892
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 192
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dermatology