REVIEW ARTICLE
Proposal for a 4-type Classification of Acne: An Evidence-Based Review of the Literature
O. Prapapan2, *, C. C. Chatchavarn2, P. Suvanprakorn2, H. A. M. Neumann1, R. Knobler3, A. Prombandankul2, K. Siriapaipun2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2020Volume: 14
First Page: 38
Last Page: 43
Publisher ID: TODJ-14-38
DOI: 10.2174/1874372202014010038
Article History:
Received Date: 21/05/2020Revision Received Date: 03/08/2020
Acceptance Date: 01/9/2020
Electronic publication date: 13/11/2020
Collection year: 2020
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Proper evidence-based classification and grading of a disease such as acne are important in guiding medical practitioners to properly diagnose diseases and treat patients.
Objective:
This is a review of the present classification of acne in order to delineate modified approaches of acne treatment.
Methods:
The available literature was reviewed, including searches from 7 databases based on the terms “classification of acne vulgaris and pathophysiology”, according to evidence-based medicine using the Cochrane risk of bias tool.
Results:
From a total of 10,121 studies on acne classification, 51 full-text articles were assessed and 13 studies were included after screening for acne classification.
Conclusion:
The European-evidence-based guideline (EDF) classification fits best. We propose a modified classification in 4 categories to improve the management of each stage of acne.
