Hirsutism, acne, alopecia, adrenal gland diseases

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Acne

Asia

• Journal of Dermatology
  • Optimizing the use of topical retinoids in Asian acne patients [2018]

Australia

• Australian Family Physician
  • Acne in adolescents [2017]
  • Acne – best practice management [2010]

• Australian Journal of General Practice
  • Acne: Unique considerations in skin of colour [2023]
  • Acne in primary care: A cross-sectional analysis [2019]

• Queensland Health
  • Mild to moderate acne

Australia, New Zealand

• Australasian Journal of Dermatology
  • From Monotherapy to Adjunctive Therapies: Application of Dermocosmetics in Acne Management Across Australia and New Zealand [2025]

Brazil

• Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
  • Consensus on the use of oral isotretinoin in dermatology - Brazilian Society of Dermatology [2020]
  • Adult female acne: a guide to clinical practice [2019]
  • Translation, cultural adaptation and validation for Brazilian Portuguese of the Cardiff Acne Disability Index instrument [2016]

Canada

• CMAJ
  • Management of acne: Canadian clinical practice guideline [2016]

• Skin Therapy Letter
  • Adult Female Acne: Managing the Hormones [2024]

China

• Scientific Reports
  • Recommendations for managing adult acne and adolescent acne based on an epidemiological study conducted in China [2024]

Colombia

• International Journal of Women's Dermatology
  • Prevalence of adult female acne in Colombia: A population-based study [2021]

Europe

• Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • European S2k guidelines for hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa part 2: Treatment [2025]
  • Methods report on the development of the European evidence-based (S3) guideline for the treatment of acne - update 2016 [2016]
  • European evidence-based (S3) guideline for the treatment of acne - update 2016 - short version [2016]
  • European Evidence-based (S3) Guidelines for the Treatment of Acne [2012]

France

• Acta Dermato-Venereologica
  • Acne-induced Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation: From Grading to Treatment [2025]

• British Journal of Dermatology
  • Guidelines for the management of acne: recommendations from a French multidisciplinary group [2017]

• JAMA Dermatology
  • Association Between Adult Acne and Dietary Behaviors: Findings From the NutriNet-Santé Prospective Cohort Study [2020]

Germany

• Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
  • Not All Acne Is Acne Vulgaris [2014]

India

• Indian Journal of Dermatology
  • Cultural Adaptation of the Cardiff Acne Disability Index to a Hindi Speaking Population: A Pilot Study [2015]
  • Profiling and Hormonal Therapy for Acne in Women [2014]

• Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery
  • Standard Guidelines of Care: Performing Procedures in Patients on or Recently Administered with Isotretinoin [2017]

International

• Australasian Journal of Dermatology
  • Systematic Review of Rare Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Associated With the Treatment of Acne With Isotretinoin [2025]

• BMC Medical Genomics
  • Gene variants associated with acne vulgaris presentation and severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]

• British Journal of Dermatology
  • A systematic review and network meta-analysis of topical pharmacological, oral pharmacological, physical and combined treatments for acne vulgaris [2022]

• JAAD International
  • The Personalised Acne Care Pathway—Recommendations to guide longitudinal management from the Personalising Acne: Consensus of Experts [2021]
  • Identifying gaps and providing recommendations to address shortcomings in the investigation of acne sequelae by the Personalising Acne: Consensus of Experts panel [2021]
  • Gaps and recommendations for clinical management of truncal acne from the Personalising Acne: Consensus of Experts panel [2021]

• JAMA Dermatology
  • Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Acne Vulgaris: A Systematic Review of Measure Development and Measurement Properties [2022]

• Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
  • Nonprescription acne vulgaris treatments: Their role in our treatment armamentarium—An international panel discussion [2020]

• Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
  • Global pattern, trend, and cross-country health inequality of adult acne aged 25 + years from 1990 to 2021, a comprehensive analysis for global burden of disease and global dietary database [2025]

• Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • International expert consensus recommendations for the use of dermocosmetics in acne [2025]

• Scientific Reports
  • Systematic review of the epidemiology of acne vulgaris [2020]

• Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
  • Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Acne: Epidemiological Trends and Clinical Practice Considerations [2022]

Ireland

• British Journal of General Practice
  • GPs’ practice and attitudes to initiating isotretinoin for acne vulgaris in Ireland: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in primary care [2020]

• Ireland's Health Services
  • Acne Vulgaris - Antibiotic Prescribing

Israel

• Military Medical Research
  • Adherence to acne treatment guidelines in the military environment - a descriptive, serial cross-sectional study [2015]

Italy

• Current Obesity Reports
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy in Dermatological Diseases: A Joint Consensus Statement of the Italian Association of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition (ADI), the Italian Society of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (SIDeMaST), the Italian Society of Nutraceuticals (SINut), Club Ketodiets and Nutraceuticals "KetoNut-SINut" and the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE), Club Nutrition, Hormones and Metabolism [2025]

Japan

• Journal of Dermatology
  • Japanese Dermatological Association Guidelines: Guidelines for the treatment of acne vulgaris 2017 [2018]

Latin America

• Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
  • Acne treatment challenges - Recommendations of Latin American expert consensus [2024]

Malaysia

• Ministry of Health Malaysia
  • Management of Acne Vulgaris (Second Edition) [2022]

New Zealand

• BMJ Open
  • Widening access to isotretinoin in primary care: an evaluation of New Zealand national dispensing data for isotretinoin for acne, 2008-2023 [2025]

Poland

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Influence of Selected Food Product Groups Consumption Frequency on Acne-Related Quality of Life in a National Sample of Polish Female Adolescents [2022]

• Nutrients
  • Association between Nutritional Behaviours and Acne-Related Quality of Life in a Population of Polish Male Adolescents [2022]

Portugal, Spain

• Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas
  • Iberia Consensus on Strategies to Prevent and Manage Irritation by Topical Retinoids in Facial and Trunk Acne [2024]

Singapore

• Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology
  • Acne Management Guidelines by the Dermatological Society of Singapore [2019]

Turkey

• Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica
  • Epidemiological characteristics of different types of adult acne in Turkey: a prospective, controlled, multicenter study [2023]

United Kingdom

• BMJ
  • Effectiveness of spironolactone for women with acne vulgaris (SAFA) in England and Wales: pragmatic, multicentre, phase 3, double blind, randomised controlled trial [2023]

• Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
  • Cost-effectiveness of topical pharmacological, oral pharmacological, physical and combined treatments for acne vulgaris [2022]

• Health Technology Assessment
  • Clinical and cost-effectiveness of spironolactone in treating persistent facial acne in women: SAFA double-blinded RCT [2024]

• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  • Isotretinoin (Roaccutane): introduction of new safety measures, including additional oversight of the initiation of treatment for patients under 18 years of age [2023]

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Acne vulgaris: management [2023]
  • Skin care advice for people with acne vulgaris: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Referral to specialist care: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Management options for people with acne vulgaris and polycystic ovary syndrome: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Management options for moderate to severe acne – pairwise comparisons: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Management options for moderate to severe acne – network meta-analyses: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Management options for mild to moderate acne – pairwise comparisons: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Management options for mild to moderate acne – network meta-analyses: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Management of acne vulgaris-associated scarring: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Intralesional corticosteroids for the treatment of individual acne vulgaris lesions: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Information and support: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Evidence review for risk factors for scarring due to acne vulgaris: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Dietary interventions for the treatment of acne vulgaris: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Addition of oral corticosteroids to oral isotretinoin for the treatment of severe inflammatory acne vulgaris: Acne vulgaris: management [2021]
  • Acne

• Primary Care Dermatology Society
  • Acne vulgaris

• Right Decisions
  • Acne

United States

• American Academy of Dermatology
  • Guidelines of care for the management of acne vulgaris [2024]
  • Acne clinical guideline

• American Acne and Rosacea Society
  • Status Report from the Scientific Panel on Antibiotic Use in Dermatology of the American Acne and Rosacea Society: Part 1: Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns [2016]
  • Evidence-Based Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Acne [2013]

• American Family Physician
  • Acne Vulgaris: Diagnosis and Treatment [2019]

• American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
  • Treating Acne in Transgender Persons Receiving Testosterone: A Practical Guide [2022]

• Dermatologic Clinics
  • Acne and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender Teenager [2020]

• Dermatology Online Journal
  • Over-the-counter light therapy for acne: a cross-sectional retrospective analysis [2019]

• Food and Drug Administration
  • Acne Vulgaris: Establishing Effectiveness of Drugs Intended for Treatment [2018]

• JAAD International
  • Decreased treatment of acne among adolescents in skin of color populations: An examination through the perspective of the National College Health Assessment [2024]

• Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • Acne, sexual orientation, and mental health among young adults in the United States: A population-based, cross-sectional study [2017]

• Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Influence of Contraception Class on Incidence and Severity of Acne Vulgaris [2020]

• Pediatrics
  • Current Issues in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris [2020]

• StatPearls
  • Isotretinoin

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