Acne as a Chronic Systemic Disease

November 2013 in “ Clinics in Dermatology ”

Christos C. Zouboulis

acne congenital adrenal hyperplasia CAH SAHA syndrome polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS HAIR-AN syndrome SAPHO syndrome PAPA syndrome hormonal influences sebaceous gland IL-1 targeted treatment inflammatory disorder

Studysummary This review discusses the chronic nature of acne and its association with various systemic diseases, but reports no new clinical findings, highlighting the need for further study on its nutritional or genetic links.

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