This book brings together world-famous acne researchers and specialists to compile a source of comprehensive, state-of-the-art information for management of acne. It examines acne as a chronic skin disease from pathogenesis to treatment.



The book covers the clinical aspects of acne, topical treatments, light therapies, environmental factors and more alongside real patient photos from around the world. Treatments that chapters explore include photodynamic therapy and topical retinoids. In addition to genetic and hormonal causes of acne, chapters also include discussions on the connections between acne and diet, and acne and environmental factors. International contributors make this text unique in that it can focus solely on acne but also include international factors.



Throughout the text, authors present the most up-to-date knowledge of acne pathophysiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, treatment, and more. Pathophysiology, in particular, includes information on bacteria, immunity, endocrinologic factors, various deteriorating factors and environmental factors. As for clinical features, adult acne, differences in clinical patterns by region and race, and acne fulminans are covered. Regarding treatment, the latest knowledge on existing treatments or treatment methods, new drugs, and core outcome measures are mentioned.



Acne: Current Concepts and Management is written for the dermatologist community from resident to researcher to privately practicing clinician.

Chapters:
1. “Update on Cutibacterium acnes” Professeur Brigitte Dreno
* Cutibacterium acnes: recent data

* Cutibacterium acnes and cutaneous microbiome interactions

* Cutibacterium acnes and innate immunity
* Should antibiotics always be used in acne?
* What alternatives in the future?




2. “Update on isotretinoin” Professor Diane M. Thiboutot




3. “Acne core outcome measures in clinical trials and practice” Professor Jerry Tan


4. “Adult acne” Dr. Chee Leok Goh




5. “Topical retinoids and acne (including the new 4th generation retinoid trifarotene)” Professor Sewon Kang




6. "New drug developments in acne" Prof. Harald Gollnick



7. “Acne and diet” Professor Dae Hun Suh



8. “Photodynamic therapy for acne vulgaris: the mechanism and clinical practice” Professor Leihong Flora Xiang




9. “Acne and insulin resistance” Dr. Raj Kubba




10. “Acne fulminans (including pathophysiology, new classification, clinical presentation, treatment and differential diagnosis)” Professor Giuseppe Micali




11. "Acne and environmental factors” Professor Qiang Ju




12. “Acne on pigmented skin” Prof. Stefano Veraldi




13. “Up-to-date therapeutic approaches for acne scar in Korean Dermatology Clinic” Dr. Hyuck Hoon Kwon


14. "Innate and adaptive immunity in acne" Professor Lajos Kemeny




15. “Differential diagnosis in acne” (It includes clinical feature and diagnosis) Dr. Nobukazu Hayashi




16. "Epidemiology of acne in South America and research news from Brasil" Professor Edileia Bagatin




17. “Acne and androgens” Prof. Nopadon Noppakun




Contributors:

1. Professeur Brigitte Dreno




Chef de service de Dermato-Cancerologie

Directeur Unite Therapie Cellulaire et Genique
Vice Doyen a la Recherche a la Faculte de Medecine de Nantes
France




CHU Nantes - Place Alexis Ricordeau

44093 Cedex 01 - FRANCE

Tel : +33 2 40 08 31 18

brigitte.dreno@atlanmed.fr




2. Professor Diane M. Thiboutot




Department of Dermatology

Penn State University College of Medicine

USA




500 University Drive, UPC 1, Suite 100
Hershey, PA 17033, USA
Phone: 717-531-7437

Fax: 717-531-4821

dthiboutot@pennstatehealth.psu.edu



3. Professor Jerry Tan




Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry

University of Western Ontario

Canada




2224 Walker Rd, Ste 300

Windsor, Ontario

Canada

+1 519 971 9542 - phone

jerrytan@bellnet.ca




4. Dr. Chee Leok Goh




National Skin Centre

Singapore




1 Mandalay Road

Singapore 308205

Singapore

+ 65 6253 4455 - phone

drgohcl@gmail.com

clgoh@nsc.gov.sg




5. Professor Sewon Kang




Department of Dermatology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

USA




Department of Dermatology

Cancer Research Building II, Suite 209

Johns Hopkins Medicine

1550 Orleans Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
USA

+ 1 410 955-8662 - phone

swk@jhmi.edu




6. Prof. Harald Gollnick




Emeritus Professor
Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitat
Magdeburg Universitatsklinik

Fur Dermatologie und Venerologie

Germany




Leipziger Strasse 44

Magdeburg 39120

Germany




+ 49 391 67 15 249 - phone

harald.gollnick@med.ovgu.de




7. Professor Dae Hun Suh




Department of Dermatology

Seoul National University College of Medicine

South Korea




101 Daehak-no, Jongno-gu,

Seoul 03080

South Korea

+82-2-2072-3171 - phone

+82-10-2792-3325 - mobile phone
daehun@snu.ac.kr



8. Professor Leihong Flora Xiang




Department of Dermatology

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

China



138 Yixueyuan Road, Xuhui
Shanghai

China

+86 21 5423 7499 - phone

flora_xiang@vip.163.com




9. Dr. Raj Kubba



Kubba Clinic/ Delhi Dermatology Group
India




10 Aradhana Enclave, Ring Road,

R.K. Puram Sector - 13, New Delhi - 110 066

India

+ 91 11 2419 6666 - office phone

+ 91 98 101 60615 - mobile

rajkubba@gmail.com




10. Professor Giuseppe Micali




Department of Dermatology, University of Catania

Italy




Dermatology Clinic,

University of Catania

A.O.U. “Policlinico -Vittorio Emanuele”

Via S. Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy

Tel./Fax: + 39 095321705

E-mail: gimicali1@hotmail.it




11. Professor Qiang Ju　　　　




Departments of Dermatology, Renji Hospital, Medical School, Shanghai Jiaotong University

China




E-mail: qiangju@aliyun.com




12. Professor Stefano Veraldi




Head of the Postgraduate School of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Milan

Italy




Via Pace 9 20122 Milan

Italy

Tel.: +39 02 55035109

Fax: +39 02 50320779

E-mail: stefano.veraldi@unimi.it




13. Dr. Hyuck Hoon Kwon




Oaro Dermatology Clinic

South Korea




507 Nohaero, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01695, South Korea

Office Telephone: +82-2-930-1500

Mobile Telephone: +82-10-5289-6803

Fax: +82-2-930-0015

E-mail: banbury@hanmail.net




14. Professor Lajos Kemeny




Department of Dermatology and Allergology

University of Szeged

Hungary




H-6720 Szeged, Koranyi str. 6.

H-6701 P.O. Box: 427.

Hungary

Fax: + 36 62 545 954
Tel: + 36 62 545 277
E-mail: kemeny.lajos@med.u-szeged.hu




15. Dr. Nobukazu Hayashi




Director

Department of Dermatology, Toranomon Hospital

Japan




2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan

Tel: +81-3-3588-1111

E-mail: hayashi@toranomon.gr.jp




16. Professor Edileia Bagatin




Professor and Head of Department of Dermatology

Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo ? Unifesp

Brazil




edileia_bagatin@yahoo.com.br




17. Prof. Nopadon Noppakun




Division of Dermatology

Department of Medicine,

Faculty of Medicine,

Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, Thailand