Acne and systemic diseaseMargarita S Lolis
Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Med Clin North Am 93:1161-81. 2009
..Generally, the severity of acne lesions determines the type of acne regimen necessary. The emergence of drug-resistant P acnes and adverse side effects are current limitations to effective acne management...
Acne vulgaris: the role of oxidative stress and the potential therapeutic value of local and systemic antioxidantsWhitney P Bowe
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Dermatolgy, Brooklyn, NY, USA
J Drugs Dermatol 11:742-6. 2012
..Here, we explore the role of oxidative stress and review the preliminary research involving the administration of local and systemic antioxidants...
Acne vulgaris, probiotics and the gut-brain-skin axis - back to the future?Whitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, 11203, USA
Gut Pathog 3:1. 2011
..The intestinal microflora may also provide a twist to the developing diet and acne research. Here we provide a historical perspective to the contemporary investigations and clinical implications of the gut-brain-skin connection in acne...
- Clinical implications of lipid peroxidation in acne vulgaris: old wine in new bottles
Whitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA
Lipids Health Dis 9:141. 2010
..The recent findings also suggest potential avenues of approach for the treatment of acne via specific nutrients, dietary modifications, oral and topical interventions...
- Upper respiratory tract infection in household contacts of acne patients
Whitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dermatology 215:213-8. 2007
..Antibiotic use in acne patients has been associated with an increased risk of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)...
- Effective over-the-counter acne treatments
Whitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Semin Cutan Med Surg 27:170-6. 2008
..Zinc, vitamin A, tea tree oil, and ayurvedic therapies also are available OTC for acne. Additional and better studies are needed to clarify the benefit of these latter medications...
- Diet and acne
Whitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 63:124-41. 2010
..This study was limited by the lack of randomized controlled trials in the literature. We hope that this review will encourage others to explore the effects of diet on acne...
- Validity of subject self-report for acne
Chandrakala Menon
Department of Dermatology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dermatology 217:164-8. 2008
..Acne prevalence studies often use subject self-report as data source. Our aim was to evaluate the validity of acne self-report...
- The development of antimicrobial resistance due to the antibiotic treatment of acne vulgaris: a review
Mital Patel
Department of Dermatology, State University of NewYork, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
J Drugs Dermatol 9:655-64. 2010
..To review recent studies on the use of antibiotics in acne vulgaris which provide insight into the development of antimicrobial resistance...
- Therapeutic considerations for severe nodular acne
Marissa D Newman
Department of Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
Am J Clin Dermatol 12:7-14. 2011
..These treatment modalities have been studied, refined, and combined in novel ways in order to target the multifactorial pathogenesis of the disease, and in this article we review each of their roles...
- Antibiotic treatment of acne may be associated with upper respiratory tract infections
David J Margolis
Departments of Dermatology and Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 141:1132-6. 2005
..To determine if the long-term use of antibiotics for the treatment of acne results in an increase in either of 2 common infectious illnesses: upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) or urinary tract infections...
- Body dysmorphic disorder symptoms among patients with acne vulgaris
Whitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 57:222-30. 2007
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- Inhibition of propionibacterium acnes by bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances (BLIS) produced by Streptococcus salivarius
Whitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Drugs Dermatol 5:868-70. 2006
..These findings suggest that BLIS may potentially be used for its anti-P. acnes activity in the treatment of acne...
