Selected Disorders of Skin Appendages--Acne, Alopecia, Hyperhidrosis.

Vary, Jay C

Vary, Jay C.

Affiliation

Vary JC; Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 354697, 4225 Roosevelt Way Northeast, 4th Floor, Seattle, WA 98105-6920, USA. Electronic address: jvary@uw.edu.

Med Clin North Am ; 99(6): 1195-211, 2015 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26476248

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

This article reviewed some of the more common diseases of the skin appendages that are encountered in medicine hyperhidrosis, acne, AA, FPHL, AGA, and TE. The pathophysiology behind the conditions and their treatments were discussed so that the clinician can make logical therapeutic choices for their affected patients.

Subject(s)

Acne Vulgaris/drug therapy; Alopecia/therapy; Hyperhidrosis/therapy; Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Algorithms; Alopecia/classification; Alopecia/diagnosis; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Antiperspirants/therapeutic use; Benzoyl Peroxide/therapeutic use; Botulinum Toxins/therapeutic use; Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal/therapeutic use; Dermatologic Agents/therapeutic use; Finasteride/therapeutic use; Hair Follicle/anatomy & histology; Humans; Hyperhidrosis/diagnosis; Hyperhidrosis/etiology; Iontophoresis; Mandelic Acids/therapeutic use; Minoxidil/therapeutic use; Muscarinic Antagonists/therapeutic use; Nails/anatomy & histology; Retinoids/therapeutic use; Spironolactone/therapeutic use; Sweat Glands/anatomy & histology; Sweat Glands/surgery; Sympathectomy

Key words

Acne vulgaris; Alopecia areata; Androgenetic alopecia; Female pattern hair loss; Hyperhidrosis; Telogen effluvium

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Acne Vulgaris / Alopecia / Hyperhidrosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Med Clin North Am Year: 2015 Document type: Article

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