title: Status report from the American Acne & Rosacea Society on medical management of acne in adult women, part 1: overview, clinical characteristics, and laboratory evaluation.
abstract: Acne presenting in adult women is commonly encountered in clinical practice. Many affected women have had acne during their teenaged years, have tried several therapies in the past, and are seeking effective treatment. Others are frustrated by the inexplicable emergence of acne as an adult when they never had it as a teenager. Both groups seek an explanation of why they have acne, are often psychosocially affected by its effects on appearance and self-esteem, and all are wanting effective and safe treatment. Clinicians are encouraged to connect favorably with each patient through careful history and physical examination and to consider underlying causes of androgen excess. Practical approaches to examination and laboratory evaluation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, Nevada, and Las Vegas Dermatology, Nevada, USA.
authors.forename: James Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Del Rosso
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Julie C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Emmy M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Graber
authors.affiliation: Penn State University Medical Center, Hershey, USA.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thiboutot
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai St. Luke's-Roosevelt and Beth Israel Medical Center of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Nanette B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Silverberg
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn Zhang
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Eichenfield
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, USA and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Lawrence F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Eichenfield
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States