title: Factors influencing the clinical evaluation of facial acne.
abstract: Existing scoring systems for facial acne focus on the lesions themselves, but clinical decisions are based on a general assessment of severity, including the time since onset, the site(s) of involvement, the patient's history, and the response to prior treatments. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of some of these factors on the global assessment of acne severity. Involvement of the trunk, prior systemic treatment and a positive family history of acne increased the severity score. Inclusion of these factors could help to compose more homogeneous groups for clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Dermatology, Edouard-Herriot Hospital FR-69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pawin
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poli
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Revuz
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beylot
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chivot
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Auffret
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moyse
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dréno
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index