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Adult Acne

Acne that persists into middle age. OMIM: 604324
Also Known As:
Acne, Adult
Networked: 38 relevant articles (8 outcomes, 7 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1. Acne Vulgaris
2. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Syndrome, Stein-Leventhal)
3. Hyperandrogenism
4. Oligomenorrhea
5. Lipoma (Lipomata)

Experts

1. Milani, Massimo: 2 articles (05/2022 - 01/2018)
2. Chlebus, Ewa: 2 articles (09/2019 - 07/2019)
3. Chlebus, Marcin: 2 articles (09/2019 - 07/2019)
4. Cornejo, Adam: 2 articles (11/2018 - 03/2013)
5. Kerbleski, Gerard J: 2 articles (11/2018 - 03/2013)
6. Andasorova, Reni: 1 article (05/2022)
7. Bocheva, Valeria: 1 article (05/2022)
8. Boyanova, Natalia: 1 article (05/2022)
9. Broshtilova, Valentina: 1 article (05/2022)
10. Dakova, Tsvetelina: 1 article (05/2022)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Adult Acne:
1. Spironolactone (Aldactone)FDA LinkGeneric
11/01/2021 - "Efficacy of Spironolactone in Adult Acne in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients an Original Research."
09/01/2000 - "Spironolactone can be used in low doses as a single drug or as an adjunct to standard acne therapies in women with adult acne. "
03/01/2017 - "Combined oral contraceptive medications and spironolactone as adjuvant and monotherapies are safe and effective to treat women with adult acne. "
03/01/2017 - "Hormone-based therapies including combined oral contraceptive medications and spironolactone are considered effective therapies to treat adult acne in women. "
03/01/2022 - "The following are the recommendations (level of evidence A or B): (1) diagnosis of female adult acne is mainly clinical, but a grading tool is needed for optimizing the treatment; (2) measurement of serum androgen values (total testosterone, free testosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate) by high-quality assays is recommended in all women with adult acne; (3) in women with adult acne and proven hyperandrogenism, oral combined estroprogestins should be added to the topical or systemic treatment of acne, independently of severity of acne; (4) all second- and third-generation estroprogestins may be used, independently of the estrogen dose and progestin component; (5) spironolactone may be added to estroprogestins in women with moderate or severe hyperandrogenic adult acne, not responding to usual treatments; (6) estroprogestins may be used in nonhyperandrogenic patients with adult acne as second-line therapy."
2. Isotretinoin (Accutane)FDA LinkGeneric
3. azelaic acid (Azelex)FDA Link
4. Insulin (Novolin)FDA Link
5. Adapalene (Differin)FDA LinkGeneric
6. PrebioticsIBA
7. RetinoidsIBA
8. Combined Oral ContraceptivesIBA
9. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)IBA
10. LactaseIBA

Therapies and Procedures

1. Therapeutics
2. Rejuvenation
3. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)