Acne vulgaris: yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Acne vulgaris is one of the commonest diseases known to humanity, affecting up to 98% of all adolescents. This review examines important aspects of its epidemiology, aetiology and management in Australia in the year 2000, in comparison with a symposium in the inaugural volume of the Australian Journal of Dermatology in 1951.
Chan
J J
JJ
Department of Dermatology, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia. jjchan@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Rohr
J B
JB
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology