RESEARCH ARTICLE
A Patient-Oriented Approach to Acne, Rosacea, Perioral Dermatitis, and Isotretinoin with Working Patient Informational/Instructional Sheets and a Review of Pathophysiology and Mechanisms of Therapeutic Agents
Craig G. Burkhart*
University of Toledo College of Medicine, 5600 Monroe Street, Suite 106B, Sylvania, Ohio 43560, USA
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 36
Last Page: 43
Publisher ID: TODJ-2-36
DOI: 10.2174/1874372200802010036
Article History:
Received Date: 12/03/2008Revision Received Date: 03/04/2008
Acceptance Date: 04/04/2008
Electronic publication date: 21/4/2008
Collection year: 2008
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
Patient informational/instructional sheets can be used not only to assist in providing patients with baseline material regarding their condition, but also aid in physicians communicating a treatment protocol. Educational material regarding acne, adult acne, perioral dermatitis, and isotretinoin is included for perusal and discussion. Within this framework, one learns the unifying concept of the Propionibacterium acnes biofilm, methods to maximize production of benzoyl peroxide radicals (the active biological form of this compound), unplugging ability of oral antibiotics, and low-dose isotretinoin therapeutics.
