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		<title>Acne: A Review of Diagnosis and Treatment &#8211; Oral Therapies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Antibiotics Oral antibiotics are effective in the treatment of acne, particularly when acne is related to inflammation or P. acnes infection. As previously stated, the antibiotics are useful for moderate and severe grades of inflammatory acne because of their anti-inflammatory properties. Tetracyclines. Tetracyclines are commonly used to treat acne. Some authors think that more lipophilic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acne: A Review of Diagnosis and Treatment &#8211; Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Therapies for acne are varied and include proper cleaning regimens, topical agents, oral antibiotics, oral retinoids, and oral hormonal therapies. Available treatments are outlined in Table 2. The skin of patients with acne can be easily irritated by topical agents that are used to treat the condition. The use of mild, non-drying cleaning products and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acne: A Review of Diagnosis and Treatment &#8211; Etiology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follicular hyperkeratinization underlies the development of comedones, the characteristic acne lesion. Although many patients believe that acne stems from a failure to clean the face effectively and sufficiently, researchers have noted it is a failure of the skin and the pores to slough off dead skin cells. Hyperkeratinization is related to the presence of P. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acne: A Review of Diagnosis and Treatment &#8211; Differential Diagnosis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Differential Diagnosis The differential diagnosis of acne includes gram-negative fol-liculitis, perioral dermatitis, sebaceous hyperplasia, syringoma, tuberous sclerosis (adenoma sebaceum), trichoepithelioma, Demodex folliculitis, bacterial folliculitis, and papular sarcoido-sis. The diseases that most closely resemble acne, but are said to be distinguishable from it, include: gram-negative folliculitis: occurs after months of therapy with tetracycline (e.g., Sumycin, Par); [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acne: A Review of Diagnosis and Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abstract Acne vulgaris (acne) is probably the most common derma-tological complaint in the U.S. Acne has a range of presentations and manifestations, thus apparently comprising many disease states. Although acne is not an infectious disease, specimens of bacteria such as Propionibac-terium acnes, Propionibacterium granulosus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis can be obtained for culture from the eruptions [...]]]></description>
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