title: Acne in ethnic skin.
abstract: Acne is the most common disorder observed in ethnic skin. Clinical presentation is different than in white skin. Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation is a common sequelae of acne in darker skin. The management of acne in ethnic skin is based largely on the prevention and treatment of hyperpigmentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20060, USA.
authors.forename: Rebat M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: Howard L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: Valerie D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Callender
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012393:Rosacea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents