New insights into the management of acne: an update from the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne group.
The Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne published recommendations for the management of acne as a supplement to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology in 2003. The recommendations incorporated evidence-based strategies when possible and the collective clinical experience of the group when evidence was lacking. This update reviews new information about acne pathophysiology and treatment-such as lasers and light therapy-and relevant topics where published data were sparse in 2003 but are now available including combination therapy, revision of acne scarring, and maintenance therapy. The update also includes a new way of looking at acne as a chronic disease, a discussion of the changing role of antibiotics in acne management as a result of concerns about microbial resistance, and factors that affect adherence to acne treatments. Summary statements and recommendations are provided throughout the update along with an indication of the level of evidence that currently supports each finding. As in the original supplement, the authors have based recommendations on published evidence as much as possible.
Department of Dermatology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA. dthiboutot@psu.edu
Diane
D
Thiboutot
Harald
H
Gollnick
Vincenzo
V
Bettoli
Brigitte
B
Dréno
Sewon
S
Kang
James J
JJ
Leyden
Alan R
AR
Shalita
Vicente Torres
VT
Lozada
Diane
D
Berson
Andrew
A
Finlay
Chee Leok
CL
Goh
María Isabel
MI
Herane
Ana
A
Kaminsky
Raj
R
Kubba
Alison
A
Layton
Yoshiki
Y
Miyachi
Montserrat
M
Perez
Jaime Piquero
JP
Martin
Marcia
M
Ramos-E-Silva
Jo Ann
JA
See
Neil
N
Shear
John
J
Wolf
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000628:therapy; D010789:Phototherapy; D012176:Retinoids / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012176:Retinoids